Colour

#6DA696

#6DA696
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6DA696 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 166, 150 and HSL 163°, 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

#6DA696#6DA696

HEX#6DA696

RGBrgb(109, 166, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.651, 0.5882

RGB percentages42.7%, 65.1%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(163.2, 24.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(163.2, 34.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK34.3%, 0%, 9.6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,186,070

CSS custom property--colour: #6DA696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 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#925969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29F95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#989897no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5CA7A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 10.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.3 Teal · ΔE 20.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A66D7D

Analogous#6DA679, #6D9AA6

Triadic#966DA6, #A6966D

Split complementary#A66D9A, #A6796D

Tetradic#7A6DA6, #A66D7D, #9AA66D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECF3F1

Lighter +30%#CCE0DA

Lighter +20%#ACCDC4

Lighter +10%#8DB9AD

Darker −10%#558B7C

Darker −20%#426B60

Darker −30%#2E4C43

Darker −40%#1B2C27

More saturated +25%#50C3A3

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R109

G166

B150

Red109 (42.7%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue163.16°

Saturation (HSL)24.26%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G A6 · B 96

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