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Recognised as Colour

#6CBFAE

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

#6CBFAE is a cyan with RGB values 108, 191, 174 and HSL 168°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6CBFAE#6CBFAE
HEX#6CBFAE
RGBrgb(108, 191, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.749, 0.6824
RGB percentages42.4%, 74.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(167.7, 39.3%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.7, 43.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK43.5%, 0%, 8.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,126,958
CSS custom property--colour: #6CBFAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#934051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B6ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABACAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4CC1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.3Light seagreen · ΔE 12.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 13Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6Turquoise · ΔE 18.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF6C7D
Analogous#6CBF84, #6CA7BF
Triadic#AE6CBF, #BFAE6C
Split complementary#BF6CA7, #BF846C
Tetradic#856CBF, #BF6C7D, #A7BF6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDFC
Lighter +30%#D7EDE9
Lighter +20%#B3DED5
Lighter +10%#90CEC2
Darker −10%#4BAD99
Darker −20%#3C8979
Darker −30%#2C665A
Darker −40%#1D423B
More saturated +25%#52D9BE
Less saturated −25%#86A59E

Channel breakdown

R108
G191
B174
Red108 (42.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue167.71°
Saturation (HSL)39.34%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G BF · B AE

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