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Recognised as Colour

#6BB59C

  • #6BB59C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6BB59C is a cyan with RGB values 107, 181, 156 and HSL 160°, 33%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6BB59C#6BB59C
HEX#6BB59C
RGBrgb(107, 181, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7098, 0.6118
RGB percentages42%, 71%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(159.7, 33.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.7, 40.9%, 71%)
CMYK40.9%, 0%, 13.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,058,844
CSS custom property--colour: #6BB59C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#944A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1AC9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A39Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#54B6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 14Light seagreen · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3Dark cyan · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B56B84
Analogous#6BB577, #6BA9B5
Triadic#9C6BB5, #B59C6B
Split complementary#B56BA9, #B5776B
Tetradic#776BB5, #B56B84, #A9B56B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9F7
Lighter +30%#D1E8E0
Lighter +20%#AFD7C9
Lighter +10%#8DC6B3
Darker −10%#4F9E83
Darker −20%#3E7C67
Darker −30%#2D5A4B
Darker −40%#1C382F
More saturated +25%#4FD1A5
Less saturated −25%#879993

Channel breakdown

R107
G181
B156
Red107 (42%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue159.73°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G B5 · B 9C

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