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Recognised as Colour

#6DA4AB

  • #6DA4AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6DA4AB is a cyan with RGB values 109, 164, 171 and HSL 187°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6DA4AB#6DA4AB
HEX#6DA4AB
RGBrgb(109, 164, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6431, 0.6706
RGB percentages42.7%, 64.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(186.8, 27%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 36.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK36.3%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,185,579
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA4AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#925B54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA0ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9198ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55A8A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 18Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.86, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB746D
Analogous#6DAB93, #6D85AB
Triadic#AB6DA4, #A4AB6D
Split complementary#AB6D85, #AB936D
Tetradic#936DAB, #AB746D, #85AB6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF5F6
Lighter +30%#CEE1E3
Lighter +20%#AECCD0
Lighter +10%#8DB8BE
Darker −10%#548A91
Darker −20%#416C71
Darker −30%#2E4D51
Darker −40%#1C2E30
More saturated +25%#50BAC8
Less saturated −25%#8A8E8E

Channel breakdown

R109
G164
B171
Red109 (42.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue186.77°
Saturation (HSL)26.96%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A4 · B AB

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