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Recognised as Colour

#6CF9D6

  • #6CF9D6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#6CF9D6 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 249, 214 and HSL 165°, 92%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#6CF9D6#6CF9D6
HEX#6CF9D6
RGBrgb(108, 249, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.9765, 0.8392
RGB percentages42.4%, 97.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(165.1, 92.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.1, 56.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK56.6%, 0%, 14.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,141,846
CSS custom property--colour: #6CF9D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#930629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1EBD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDBD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00FCEFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 5Turquoise · ΔE 12.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.5Aqua · ΔE 19.6Cyan · ΔE 19.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F96C8F
Analogous#6CF98F, #6CD6F9
Triadic#D66CF9, #F9D66C
Split complementary#F96CD6, #F98F6C
Tetradic#8F6CF9, #F96C8F, #D6F96C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEFDF1
Lighter +10%#9DFBE4
Darker −10%#3BF7C8
Darker −20%#0AF5BB
Darker −30%#08C495
Darker −40%#069370
More saturated +25%#66FFD9
Less saturated −25%#7FE6CC

Channel breakdown

R108
G249
B214
Red108 (42.4%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue165.11°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G F9 · B D6

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