Recognised as Colour
#6DAEB6
- #6DAEB6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6DAEB6 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 174, 182 and HSL 187°, 33%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6DAEB6#6DAEB6
HEX#6DAEB6
RGBrgb(109, 174, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6824, 0.7137
RGB percentages42.7%, 68.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(186.6, 33.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 40.1%, 71.4%)
CMYK40.1%, 4.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,188,150
CSS custom property--colour: #6DAEB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#925149
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6756D
Analogous#6DB69A, #6D89B6
Triadic#B66DAE, #AEB66D
Split complementary#B66D89, #B69A6D
Tetradic#9A6DB6, #B6756D, #89B66D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R109
G174
B182
Red109 (42.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue186.58°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G AE · B B6
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