Recognised as Colour
#6DA09A
- #6DA09A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6DA09A is a cyan with RGB values 109, 160, 154 and HSL 173°, 21%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6DA09A#6DA09A
HEX#6DA09A
RGBrgb(109, 160, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6275, 0.6039
RGB percentages42.7%, 62.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(172.9, 21.2%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 31.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK31.9%, 0%, 3.8%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,184,538
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA09A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#925F65
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A06D73
Analogous#6DA081, #6D8CA0
Triadic#9A6DA0, #A09A6D
Split complementary#A06D8C, #A0816D
Tetradic#816DA0, #A06D73, #8DA06D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R109
G160
B154
Red109 (42.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue172.94°
Saturation (HSL)21.16%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G A0 · B 9A
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