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Recognised as Colour

#6CC49C

  • #6CC49C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6CC49C is a cyan with RGB values 108, 196, 156 and HSL 153°, 43%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6CC49C#6CC49C
HEX#6CC49C
RGBrgb(108, 196, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7686, 0.6118
RGB percentages42.4%, 76.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(152.7, 42.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.7, 44.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK44.9%, 0%, 20.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,128,220
CSS custom property--colour: #6CC49C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#933B63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1B99Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4AF9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#53C4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 5.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.1Light seagreen · ΔE 19.7Turquoise · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 5.23, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C46C94
Analogous#6CC470, #6CC0C4
Triadic#9C6CC4, #C49C6C
Split complementary#C46CC0, #C4706C
Tetradic#706CC4, #C46C94, #C0C46C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#D9F0E6
Lighter +20%#B5E1CD
Lighter +10%#90D3B5
Darker −10%#48B583
Darker −20%#3A9069
Darker −30%#2B6C4E
Darker −40%#1D4734
More saturated +25%#52DE9E
Less saturated −25%#86AA9A

Channel breakdown

R108
G196
B156
Red108 (42.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue152.73°
Saturation (HSL)42.72%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G C4 · B 9C

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