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Recognised as Colour

#6CB293

  • #6CB293
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#6CB293 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 178, 147 and HSL 153°, 31%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#6CB293#6CB293
HEX#6CB293
RGBrgb(108, 178, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.698, 0.5765
RGB percentages42.4%, 69.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(153.4, 31.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.4, 39.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 0%, 17.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,123,603
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB293;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#934D6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A991no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A195no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5AB2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.4Light seagreen · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 20Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4Sea green · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B26C8B
Analogous#6CB270, #6CAEB2
Triadic#936CB2, #B2936C
Split complementary#B26CAE, #B2706C
Tetradic#706CB2, #B26C8B, #AEB26C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F8F5
Lighter +30%#D0E7DD
Lighter +20%#AFD5C4
Lighter +10%#8DC4AC
Darker −10%#519A7A
Darker −20%#3F795F
Darker −30%#2E5745
Darker −40%#1C362A
More saturated +25%#50CE96
Less saturated −25%#889690

Channel breakdown

R108
G178
B147
Red108 (42.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue153.43°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G B2 · B 93

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