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Recognised as Colour

#6CB299

  • #6CB299
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6CB299 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 178, 153 and HSL 159°, 31%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6CB299#6CB299
HEX#6CB299
RGBrgb(108, 178, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.698, 0.6
RGB percentages42.4%, 69.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(158.6, 31.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.6, 39.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 0%, 14%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,123,609
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#934D66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA998no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A19Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#58B3ABno 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 text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5Dark cyan · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B26C85
Analogous#6CB276, #6CA8B2
Triadic#996CB2, #B2996C
Split complementary#B26CA8, #B2766C
Tetradic#766CB2, #B26C85, #A8B26C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F8F6
Lighter +30%#D0E7DF
Lighter +20%#AFD5C7
Lighter +10%#8DC4B0
Darker −10%#519A80
Darker −20%#3F7964
Darker −30%#2E5748
Darker −40%#1C362D
More saturated +25%#50CEA1
Less saturated −25%#889691

Channel breakdown

R108
G178
B153
Red108 (42.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue158.57°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G B2 · B 99

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