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Recognised as Colour

#6CBABA

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

#6CBABA is a cyan with RGB values 108, 186, 186 and HSL 180°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6CBABA#6CBABA
HEX#6CBABA
RGBrgb(108, 186, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7294, 0.7294
RGB percentages42.4%, 72.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(180, 36.1%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 41.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK41.9%, 0%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,125,690
CSS custom property--colour: #6CBABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#934545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B3BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A9BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#47BEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.5Light seagreen · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7Powder blue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA6C6C
Analogous#6CBA93, #6C93BA
Triadic#BA6CBA, #BABA6C
Split complementary#BA6C93, #BA936C
Tetradic#936CBA, #BA6C6C, #93BA6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFB
Lighter +30%#D4EBEB
Lighter +20%#B1DBDB
Lighter +10%#8FCACA
Darker −10%#4EA5A5
Darker −20%#3D8383
Darker −30%#2D6060
Darker −40%#1D3D3D
More saturated +25%#51D5D5
Less saturated −25%#879F9F

Channel breakdown

R108
G186
B186
Red108 (42.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)36.11%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 6C · G BA · B BA

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