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Recognised as Colour

#6DA89C

  • #6DA89C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6DA89C is a cyan with RGB values 109, 168, 156 and HSL 168°, 25%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6DA89C#6DA89C
HEX#6DA89C
RGBrgb(109, 168, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6588, 0.6118
RGB percentages42.7%, 65.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(167.8, 25.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.8, 35.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK35.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,186,588
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA89C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#925763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A19Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#999A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5AAAA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.6Light seagreen · ΔE 16.9Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5Teal · ΔE 19.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A86D79
Analogous#6DA87E, #6D97A8
Triadic#9C6DA8, #A89C6D
Split complementary#A86D97, #A87F6D
Tetradic#7E6DA8, #A86D79, #96A86D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF4F3
Lighter +30%#CDE1DD
Lighter +20%#ADCEC7
Lighter +10%#8DBBB2
Darker −10%#548E82
Darker −20%#416E65
Darker −30%#2E4E47
Darker −40%#1B2E2A
More saturated +25%#50C5AD
Less saturated −25%#8A8B8B

Channel breakdown

R109
G168
B156
Red109 (42.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue167.8°
Saturation (HSL)25.32%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G A8 · B 9C

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