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Recognised as Colour

#6CB7AE

  • #6CB7AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6CB7AE is a cyan with RGB values 108, 183, 174 and HSL 173°, 34%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6CB7AE#6CB7AE
HEX#6CB7AE
RGBrgb(108, 183, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7176, 0.6824
RGB percentages42.4%, 71.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(172.8, 34.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.8, 41%, 71.8%)
CMYK41%, 0%, 4.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,124,910
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB7AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#934851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A6AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4EBAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2Light seagreen · ΔE 13.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18Dark turquoise · ΔE 19Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B76C75
Analogous#6CB788, #6C9BB7
Triadic#AE6CB7, #B7AE6C
Split complementary#B76C9B, #B7886C
Tetradic#886CB7, #B76C75, #9BB76C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FAF9
Lighter +30%#D3E9E7
Lighter +20%#B0D9D4
Lighter +10%#8EC8C1
Darker −10%#4FA197
Darker −20%#3E7F77
Darker −30%#2D5D57
Darker −40%#1D3A37
More saturated +25%#51D2C3
Less saturated −25%#879C99

Channel breakdown

R108
G183
B174
Red108 (42.4%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue172.8°
Saturation (HSL)34.25%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G B7 · B AE

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