Recognised as Colour
#6DA7AC
- #6DA7AC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6DA7AC is a cyan with RGB values 109, 167, 172 and HSL 185°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6DA7AC#6DA7AC
HEX#6DA7AC
RGBrgb(109, 167, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6549, 0.6745
RGB percentages42.7%, 65.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(184.8, 27.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 36.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK36.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,186,348
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA7AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#925853
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC726D
Analogous#6DAC92, #6D87AC
Triadic#AC6DA7, #A7AC6D
Split complementary#AC6D87, #AC926D
Tetradic#926DAC, #AC726D, #88AC6D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R109
G167
B172
Red109 (42.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue184.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.51%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A7 · B AC
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