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Recognised as Colour

#6DA596

  • #6DA596
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6DA596 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 165, 150 and HSL 164°, 24%, 54%. 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

#6DA596#6DA596
HEX#6DA596
RGBrgb(109, 165, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6471, 0.5882
RGB percentages42.7%, 64.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(163.9, 23.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.9, 33.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK33.9%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,185,814
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA596;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#925A69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19E95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#979797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5DA6A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9Dark cyan · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3Teal · ΔE 19.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A56D7C
Analogous#6DA57A, #6D98A5
Triadic#966DA5, #A5966D
Split complementary#A56D98, #A57A6D
Tetradic#7A6DA5, #A56D7C, #98A56D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF3F1
Lighter +30%#CCDFDA
Lighter +20%#ACCCC3
Lighter +10%#8DB8AD
Darker −10%#558A7C
Darker −20%#426A5F
Darker −30%#2E4B43
Darker −40%#1B2B27
More saturated +25%#4FC3A4
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R109
G165
B150
Red109 (42.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue163.93°
Saturation (HSL)23.73%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G A5 · B 96

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