Recognised as Colour

#6BB2A8

#6BB2A8
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6BB2A8 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 178, 168 and HSL 172°, 32%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6BB2A8

RGBrgb(107, 178, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.698, 0.6588

RGB percentages42%, 69.8%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(171.5, 31.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.5, 39.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK39.9%, 0%, 5.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,058,088

CSS custom property--colour: #6BB2A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#944D57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACABA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FA2A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#50B5AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B26B75

Analogous#6BB285, #6B98B2

Triadic#A86BB2, #B2A86B

Split complementary#B26B98, #B2856B

Tetradic#856BB2, #B26B75, #98B26B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1F8F7

Lighter +30%#D0E6E3

Lighter +20%#AED5CF

Lighter +10%#8DC3BC

Darker −10%#509A90

Darker −20%#3F7870

Darker −30%#2D5751

Darker −40%#1C3532

More saturated +25%#4FCEBC

Less saturated −25%#879694

Channel breakdown

R107

G178

B168

Red107 (42%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue171.55°

Saturation (HSL)31.56%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6B · G B2 · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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