Recognised as Colour

#6CE9EF

#6CE9EF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6CE9EF is a cyan with RGB values 108, 233, 239 and HSL 183°, 80%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6CE9EF#6CE9EF

HEX#6CE9EF

RGBrgb(108, 233, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.9137, 0.9373

RGB percentages42.4%, 91.4%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(182.7, 80.4%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 54.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK54.8%, 2.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,137,775

CSS custom property--colour: #6CE9EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#931610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAE0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5D0F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#00F0EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Aqua · ΔE 16 Cyan · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EF726C

Analogous#6CEFB4, #6CA7EF

Triadic#EF6CE9, #E9EF6C

Split complementary#EF6CA7, #EFB46C

Tetradic#B46CEF, #EF726C, #A7EF6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6FEFE

Lighter +20%#C8F7F9

Lighter +10%#9AF0F4

Darker −10%#3EE2EA

Darker −20%#18D4DD

Darker −30%#13A8AF

Darker −40%#0E7C81

More saturated +25%#5CF8FF

Less saturated −25%#80D6DB

Channel breakdown

R108

G233

B239

Red108 (42.4%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue182.75°

Saturation (HSL)80.37%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G E9 · B EF

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