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Recognised as Colour

#6DAEBF

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

#6DAEBF is a cyan with RGB values 109, 174, 191 and HSL 192°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6DAEBF#6DAEBF
HEX#6DAEBF
RGBrgb(109, 174, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6824, 0.749
RGB percentages42.7%, 68.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(192.4, 39%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.4, 42.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,188,159
CSS custom property--colour: #6DAEBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#925140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AAC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A0BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#49B4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7E6D
Analogous#6DBFA7, #6D85BF
Triadic#BF6DAE, #AEBF6D
Split complementary#BF6D85, #BFA76D
Tetradic#A76DBF, #BF7E6D, #85BF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFD
Lighter +30%#D7E9EE
Lighter +20%#B4D5DE
Lighter +10%#90C2CF
Darker −10%#4C99AD
Darker −20%#3C7A8A
Darker −30%#2D5A66
Darker −40%#1D3B43
More saturated +25%#53BDD9
Less saturated −25%#879FA5

Channel breakdown

R109
G174
B191
Red109 (42.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue192.44°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G AE · B BF

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