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Recognised as Colour

#6BCDAD

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

#6BCDAD is a cyan with RGB values 107, 205, 173 and HSL 160°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6BCDAD#6BCDAD
HEX#6BCDAD
RGBrgb(107, 205, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.8039, 0.6784
RGB percentages42%, 80.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(160.4, 49.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.4, 47.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK47.8%, 0%, 15.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,065,005
CSS custom property--colour: #6BCDAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#943252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C2ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B7AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#47CEC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 2.2Turquoise · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5Light seagreen · ΔE 16.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.2Aquamarine · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 2.24, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6B8B
Analogous#6BCD7C, #6BBCCD
Triadic#AD6BCD, #CDAD6B
Split complementary#CD6BBC, #CD7C6B
Tetradic#7C6BCD, #CD6B8B, #BCCD6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF4EC
Lighter +20%#B7E7D7
Lighter +10%#91DAC2
Darker −10%#45C098
Darker −20%#359D7B
Darker −30%#28775D
Darker −40%#1B513F
More saturated +25%#52E6B6
Less saturated −25%#84B4A4

Channel breakdown

R107
G205
B173
Red107 (42%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue160.41°
Saturation (HSL)49.49%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G CD · B AD

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