Colour

#6C998A

#6C998A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6C998A is a cyan with RGB values 108, 153, 138 and HSL 160°, 18%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C998A

RGBrgb(108, 153, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6, 0.5412

RGB percentages42.4%, 60%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(160, 18.1%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 29.4%, 60%)

CMYK29.4%, 0%, 9.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,117,194

CSS custom property--colour: #6C998A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#936675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969389no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#619A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6 Teal · ΔE 19.2 Gray · ΔE 19.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#996C7B

Analogous#6C9973, #6C9299

Triadic#8A6C99, #998A6C

Split complementary#996C91, #99736C

Tetradic#746C99, #996C7B, #92996C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4EDEA

Lighter +30%#C6D8D2

Lighter +20%#A8C3BA

Lighter +10%#8AAEA2

Darker −10%#567C6F

Darker −20%#415E54

Darker −30%#2C4039

Darker −40%#17221E

More saturated +25%#4DB894

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R108

G153

B138

Red108 (42.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)18.07%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G 99 · B 8A

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