Colour
#6DA59B
- #6DA59B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6DA59B is a cyan with RGB values 109, 165, 155 and HSL 169°, 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
#6DA59B#6DA59B
HEX#6DA59B
RGBrgb(109, 165, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6471, 0.6078
RGB percentages42.7%, 64.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(169.3, 23.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.3, 33.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK33.9%, 0%, 6.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,185,819
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA59B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#925A64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A56D77
Analogous#6DA57F, #6D93A5
Triadic#9B6DA5, #A59B6D
Split complementary#A56D93, #A57F6D
Tetradic#7F6DA5, #A56D77, #93A56D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R109
G165
B155
Red109 (42.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue169.29°
Saturation (HSL)23.73%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G A5 · B 9B
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