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Recognised as Colour

#6BAEB2

  • #6BAEB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6BAEB2 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 174, 178 and HSL 183°, 32%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6BAEB2#6BAEB2
HEX#6BAEB2
RGBrgb(107, 174, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6824, 0.698
RGB percentages42%, 68.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(183.4, 31.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.4, 39.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK39.9%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,057,074
CSS custom property--colour: #6BAEB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#94514D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A8B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#999FB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4CB3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6Light seagreen · ΔE 17.5Dark cyan · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Light blue · ΔE 19.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B26F6B
Analogous#6BB293, #6B8BB2
Triadic#B26BAE, #AEB26B
Split complementary#B26B8B, #B2926B
Tetradic#926BB2, #B26F6B, #8BB26B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F7F8
Lighter +30%#D0E5E6
Lighter +20%#AED3D5
Lighter +10%#8DC0C3
Darker −10%#50969A
Darker −20%#3F7578
Darker −30%#2D5457
Darker −40%#1C3435
More saturated +25%#4FC7CE
Less saturated −25%#879596

Channel breakdown

R107
G174
B178
Red107 (42%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue183.38°
Saturation (HSL)31.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G AE · B B2

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