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Recognised as Colour

#6BCBBC

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

#6BCBBC is a cyan with RGB values 107, 203, 188 and HSL 171°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6BCBBC#6BCBBC
HEX#6BCBBC
RGBrgb(107, 203, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7961, 0.7373
RGB percentages42%, 79.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(170.6, 48%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.6, 47.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK47.3%, 0%, 7.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,064,508
CSS custom property--colour: #6BCBBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#943443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B6BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3ECEC6no 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 text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.5Light seagreen · ΔE 12.4Turquoise · ΔE 13.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB6B7A
Analogous#6BCB8C, #6BAACB
Triadic#BC6BCB, #CBBC6B
Split complementary#CB6BAA, #CB8C6B
Tetradic#8C6BCB, #CB6B7A, #AACB6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF3EF
Lighter +20%#B6E6DE
Lighter +10%#91D8CD
Darker −10%#45BEAB
Darker −20%#369A8A
Darker −30%#297468
Darker −40%#1C4E46
More saturated +25%#52E4CD
Less saturated −25%#84B2AB

Channel breakdown

R107
G203
B188
Red107 (42%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue170.63°
Saturation (HSL)48%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G CB · B BC

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