Colour

#6DA28E

#6DA28E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6DA28E is a cyan with RGB values 109, 162, 142 and HSL 157°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6DA28E

RGBrgb(109, 162, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6353, 0.5569

RGB percentages42.7%, 63.5%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(157.4, 22.2%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(157.4, 32.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK32.7%, 0%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,185,038

CSS custom property--colour: #6DA28E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#925D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F9B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#96958Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#60A39Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.3 Teal · ΔE 20.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A26D81

Analogous#6DA274, #6D9CA2

Triadic#8E6DA2, #A28E6D

Split complementary#A26D9C, #A2746D

Tetradic#746DA2, #A26D81, #9CA26D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAF1EE

Lighter +30%#CADED6

Lighter +20%#ABCABE

Lighter +10%#8CB6A6

Darker −10%#568674

Darker −20%#426759

Darker −30%#2E483E

Darker −40%#1A2923

More saturated +25%#4FC095

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R109

G162

B142

Red109 (42.7%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue157.36°

Saturation (HSL)22.18%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G A2 · B 8E

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Colour values

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