Colour
#6CA9B0
- #6CA9B0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6CA9B0 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 169, 176 and HSL 186°, 30%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6CA9B0#6CA9B0
HEX#6CA9B0
RGBrgb(108, 169, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6627, 0.6902
RGB percentages42.4%, 66.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(186.2, 30.1%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 38.6%, 69%)
CMYK38.6%, 4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,121,328
CSS custom property--colour: #6CA9B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#93564F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0736C
Analogous#6CB095, #6C87B0
Triadic#B06CA9, #A9B06C
Split complementary#B06C87, #B0956C
Tetradic#956CB0, #B0736C, #87B06C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R108
G169
B176
Red108 (42.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue186.18°
Saturation (HSL)30.09%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G A9 · B B0
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