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Recognised as Colour

#6CAB91

  • #6CAB91
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#6CAB91 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 171, 145 and HSL 155°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#6CAB91#6CAB91
HEX#6CAB91
RGBrgb(108, 171, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6706, 0.5686
RGB percentages42.4%, 67.1%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(155.2, 27.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.2, 36.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK36.8%, 0%, 15.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,121,809
CSS custom property--colour: #6CAB91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#93546E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9B93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#5CABA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Light seagreen · ΔE 17.5Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB6C86
Analogous#6CAB72, #6CA6AB
Triadic#916CAB, #AB916C
Split complementary#AB6CA6, #AB716C
Tetradic#716CAB, #AB6C86, #A5AB6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF5F2
Lighter +30%#CDE3DA
Lighter +20%#ADD0C2
Lighter +10%#8CBEA9
Darker −10%#539177
Darker −20%#40715D
Darker −30%#2E5042
Darker −40%#1B3027
More saturated +25%#4FC896
Less saturated −25%#898E8C

Channel breakdown

R108
G171
B145
Red108 (42.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue155.24°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G AB · B 91

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