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Colour

#6BC1BB

  • #6BC1BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6BC1BB is a cyan with RGB values 107, 193, 187 and HSL 176°, 41%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6BC1BB#6BC1BB
HEX#6BC1BB
RGBrgb(107, 193, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7569, 0.7333
RGB percentages42%, 75.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(175.8, 41%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.8, 44.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK44.6%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,061,947
CSS custom property--colour: #6BC1BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#943E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B9BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAEBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#42C5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.2Light seagreen · ΔE 12.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Turquoise · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C16B71
Analogous#6BC190, #6B9CC1
Triadic#BB6BC1, #C1BB6B
Split complementary#C16B9C, #C1906B
Tetradic#906BC1, #C16B71, #9CC16B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFD
Lighter +30%#D7EEED
Lighter +20%#B3DFDC
Lighter +10%#8FD0CC
Darker −10%#4AAFA8
Darker −20%#3A8C86
Darker −30%#2B6863
Darker −40%#1C4441
More saturated +25%#51DBD2
Less saturated −25%#85A7A4

Channel breakdown

R107
G193
B187
Red107 (42%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue175.81°
Saturation (HSL)40.95%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G C1 · B BB

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