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Recognised as Colour

#6CE3DE

  • #6CE3DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6CE3DE is a cyan with RGB values 108, 227, 222 and HSL 177°, 68%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6CE3DE#6CE3DE
HEX#6CE3DE
RGBrgb(108, 227, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.8902, 0.8706
RGB percentages42.4%, 89%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(177.5, 68%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.5, 52.4%, 89%)
CMYK52.4%, 0%, 2.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,136,222
CSS custom property--colour: #6CE3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#931C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7D9DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00E9E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.3Turquoise · ΔE 10.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Aqua · ΔE 16.7Cyan · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E36C71
Analogous#6CE3A2, #6CACE3
Triadic#DE6CE3, #E3DE6C
Split complementary#E36CAC, #E3A36C
Tetradic#A36CE3, #E36C71, #ADE36C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDFBFB
Lighter +20%#C2F3F1
Lighter +10%#97EBE8
Darker −10%#41DBD4
Darker −20%#25C4BD
Darker −30%#1D9994
Darker −40%#156E6A
More saturated +25%#56F9F2
Less saturated −25%#82CDCA

Channel breakdown

R108
G227
B222
Red108 (42.4%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue177.48°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G E3 · B DE

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