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Recognised as Colour

#6CBCBA

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

#6CBCBA is a cyan with RGB values 108, 188, 186 and HSL 178°, 37%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6CBCBA#6CBCBA
HEX#6CBCBA
RGBrgb(108, 188, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7373, 0.7294
RGB percentages42.4%, 73.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(178.5, 37.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 42.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK42.6%, 0%, 1.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,126,202
CSS custom property--colour: #6CBCBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#934345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B5BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5AABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#46C0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7Light seagreen · ΔE 13.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Powder blue · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC6C6E
Analogous#6CBC92, #6C96BC
Triadic#BA6CBC, #BCBA6C
Split complementary#BC6C96, #BC926C
Tetradic#926CBC, #BC6C6E, #96BC6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FCFC
Lighter +30%#D5ECEB
Lighter +20%#B2DCDB
Lighter +10%#8FCCCA
Darker −10%#4DA8A6
Darker −20%#3D8583
Darker −30%#2D6261
Darker −40%#1D3F3E
More saturated +25%#51D7D3
Less saturated −25%#87A1A1

Channel breakdown

R108
G188
B186
Red108 (42.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue178.5°
Saturation (HSL)37.38%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G BC · B BA

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