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Colour

#6BE5EA

  • #6BE5EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6BE5EA is a cyan with RGB values 107, 229, 234 and HSL 182°, 75%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6BE5EA#6BE5EA
HEX#6BE5EA
RGBrgb(107, 229, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.898, 0.9176
RGB percentages42%, 89.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(182.4, 75.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.4, 54.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK54.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,071,210
CSS custom property--colour: #6BE5EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#941A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DCEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2CCEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ECE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.9Turquoise · ΔE 14.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5Aqua · ΔE 16.9Cyan · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA706B
Analogous#6BEAB0, #6BA5EA
Triadic#EA6BE5, #E5EA6B
Split complementary#EA6BA5, #EAB06B
Tetradic#B06BEA, #EA706B, #A5EA6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FDFD
Lighter +20%#C4F5F7
Lighter +10%#98EDF0
Darker −10%#3EDDE4
Darker −20%#1ECAD1
Darker −30%#179FA5
Darker −40%#117478
More saturated +25%#56F8FF
Less saturated −25%#80D2D5

Channel breakdown

R107
G229
B234
Red107 (42%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue182.36°
Saturation (HSL)75.15%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G E5 · B EA

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