Colour

#6BB5AD

#6BB5AD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6BB5AD is a cyan with RGB values 107, 181, 173 and HSL 174°, 33%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6BB5AD

RGBrgb(107, 181, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7098, 0.6784

RGB percentages42%, 71%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(173.5, 33.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 40.9%, 71%)

CMYK40.9%, 0%, 4.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,058,861

CSS custom property--colour: #6BB5AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#944A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEAEADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A4AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#4DB8B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B56B73

Analogous#6BB588, #6B98B5

Triadic#AD6BB5, #B5AD6B

Split complementary#B56B98, #B5886B

Tetradic#886BB5, #B56B73, #98B56B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F9F8

Lighter +30%#D1E8E6

Lighter +20%#AFD7D3

Lighter +10%#8DC6C0

Darker −10%#4F9E95

Darker −20%#3E7C75

Darker −30%#2D5A55

Darker −40%#1C3835

More saturated +25%#4FD1C3

Less saturated −25%#879997

Channel breakdown

R107

G181

B173

Red107 (42%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue173.51°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6B · G B5 · B AD

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Colour values

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