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Recognised as Colour

#6CB997

  • #6CB997
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6CB997 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 185, 151 and HSL 154°, 35%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6CB997#6CB997
HEX#6CB997
RGBrgb(108, 185, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7255, 0.5922
RGB percentages42.4%, 72.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(153.5, 35.5%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.5, 41.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK41.6%, 0%, 18.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,125,399
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 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#934668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6AF95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA699no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#57B9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 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

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.6Light seagreen · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.4Turquoise · ΔE 22Sea green · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B96C8E
Analogous#6CB970, #6CB5B9
Triadic#976CB9, #B9976C
Split complementary#B96CB5, #B9706C
Tetradic#706CB9, #B96C8E, #B5B96C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBF9
Lighter +30%#D4EAE0
Lighter +20%#B1DAC8
Lighter +10%#8FC9AF
Darker −10%#4EA47E
Darker −20%#3E8163
Darker −30%#2D5F49
Darker −40%#1D3C2E
More saturated +25%#51D49A
Less saturated −25%#879E94

Channel breakdown

R108
G185
B151
Red108 (42.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue153.51°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G B9 · B 97

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