Recognised as Colour
#6DA89D
- #6DA89D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6DA89D is a cyan with RGB values 109, 168, 157 and HSL 169°, 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
#6DA89D#6DA89D
HEX#6DA89D
RGBrgb(109, 168, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6588, 0.6157
RGB percentages42.7%, 65.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(168.8, 25.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 35.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK35.1%, 0%, 6.5%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,186,589
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA89D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#925762
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A86D78
Analogous#6DA880, #6D95A8
Triadic#9D6DA8, #A89D6D
Split complementary#A86D95, #A8806D
Tetradic#806DA8, #A86D78, #95A86D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R109
G168
B157
Red109 (42.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue168.81°
Saturation (HSL)25.32%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G A8 · B 9D
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