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Recognised as Colour

#6DB2AE

  • #6DB2AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6DB2AE is a cyan with RGB values 109, 178, 174 and HSL 177°, 31%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6DB2AE#6DB2AE
HEX#6DB2AE
RGBrgb(109, 178, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.698, 0.6824
RGB percentages42.7%, 69.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(176.5, 30.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 38.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 2.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,189,166
CSS custom property--colour: #6DB2AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#924D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABABAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA2AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#51B5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4Dark cyan · ΔE 18.3Powder blue · ΔE 20.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B26D71
Analogous#6DB28B, #6D94B2
Triadic#AE6DB2, #B2AE6D
Split complementary#B26D94, #B28B6D
Tetradic#8B6DB2, #B26D71, #94B26D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8F8
Lighter +30%#D1E7E6
Lighter +20%#B0D5D3
Lighter +10%#8EC4C1
Darker −10%#519B96
Darker −20%#407976
Darker −30%#2E5855
Darker −40%#1D3635
More saturated +25%#51CEC7
Less saturated −25%#899695

Channel breakdown

R109
G178
B174
Red109 (42.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue176.52°
Saturation (HSL)30.94%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G B2 · B AE

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