Colour

#6CDCDA

#6CDCDA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6CDCDA is a cyan with RGB values 108, 220, 218 and HSL 179°, 62%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#6CDCDA

RGBrgb(108, 220, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.8627, 0.8549

RGB percentages42.4%, 86.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(178.9, 61.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 50.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK50.9%, 0%, 0.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,134,426

CSS custom property--colour: #6CDCDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#932325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0D3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC5DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#16E2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 11 Turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8 Powder blue · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DC6C6E

Analogous#6CDCA2, #6CA6DC

Triadic#DA6CDC, #DCDA6C

Split complementary#DC6CA6, #DCA26C

Tetradic#A26CDC, #DC6C6E, #A6DC6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8F9F9

Lighter +20%#BEF0EF

Lighter +10%#95E6E4

Darker −10%#43D2D0

Darker −20%#2BB7B4

Darker −30%#228D8B

Darker −40%#186463

More saturated +25%#55F3F0

Less saturated −25%#83C5C4

Channel breakdown

R108

G220

B218

Red108 (42.4%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue178.93°

Saturation (HSL)61.54%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G DC · B DA

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Colour values

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