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Recognised as Colour

#6CB097

  • #6CB097
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#6CB097 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 176, 151 and HSL 158°, 30%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#6CB097#6CB097
HEX#6CB097
RGBrgb(108, 176, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6902, 0.5922
RGB percentages42.4%, 69%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(157.9, 30.1%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.9, 38.6%, 69%)
CMYK38.6%, 0%, 14.2%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,123,095
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB097;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#934F68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA896no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19F99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#59B1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.3Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.2Dark cyan · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B06C85
Analogous#6CB075, #6CA7B0
Triadic#976CB0, #B0976C
Split complementary#B06CA7, #B0756C
Tetradic#756CB0, #B06C85, #A7B06C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F7F5
Lighter +30%#D0E5DD
Lighter +20%#AED4C6
Lighter +10%#8DC2AE
Darker −10%#51987E
Darker −20%#407662
Darker −30%#2E5547
Darker −40%#1C342B
More saturated +25%#50CC9E
Less saturated −25%#889490

Channel breakdown

R108
G176
B151
Red108 (42.4%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue157.94°
Saturation (HSL)30.09%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G B0 · B 97

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