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Colour

#6BBFC7

  • #6BBFC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6BBFC7 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 191, 199 and HSL 185°, 45%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6BBFC7#6BBFC7
HEX#6BBFC7
RGBrgb(107, 191, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.749, 0.7804
RGB percentages42%, 74.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(185.2, 45.1%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 46.2%, 78%)
CMYK46.2%, 4%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,061,447
CSS custom property--colour: #6BBFC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#944038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B9C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ADC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3AC5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7736B
Analogous#6BC7A1, #6B91C7
Triadic#C76BBF, #BFC76B
Split complementary#C76B91, #C7A16B
Tetradic#A16BC7, #C7736B, #91C76B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAEFF1
Lighter +20%#B5DFE3
Lighter +10%#90CFD5
Darker −10%#46AFB9
Darker −20%#388C94
Darker −30%#2A696F
Darker −40%#1C464A
More saturated +25%#52D4E1
Less saturated −25%#84AAAD

Channel breakdown

R107
G191
B199
Red107 (42%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue185.22°
Saturation (HSL)45.1%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G BF · B C7

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