Colour

#6D8C84

#6D8C84
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6D8C84 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 140, 132 and HSL 165°, 12%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6D8C84#6D8C84

HEX#6D8C84

RGBrgb(109, 140, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.549, 0.5176

RGB percentages42.7%, 54.9%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(164.5, 12.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 22.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK22.1%, 0%, 5.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,179,396

CSS custom property--colour: #6D8C84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#92737B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898884no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#848485no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#658D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12 Gray · ΔE 12.9 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Dim grey · ΔE 17 Dark grey · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C6D75

Analogous#6D8C75, #6D858C

Triadic#846D8C, #8C846D

Split complementary#8C6D85, #8C756D

Tetradic#756D8C, #8C6D75, #858C6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE6E4

Lighter +30%#C2D0CC

Lighter +20%#A6B9B4

Lighter +10%#89A39C

Darker −10%#576F69

Darker −20%#40534E

Darker −30%#2A3633

Darker −40%#141918

More saturated +25%#4EAB93

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R109

G140

B132

Red109 (42.7%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue164.52°

Saturation (HSL)12.45%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G 8C · B 84

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