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Recognised as Colour

#6DBEA9

  • #6DBEA9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6DBEA9 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 190, 169 and HSL 164°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6DBEA9#6DBEA9
HEX#6DBEA9
RGBrgb(109, 190, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7451, 0.6627
RGB percentages42.7%, 74.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(164.4, 38.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 42.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK42.6%, 0%, 11.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,192,233
CSS custom property--colour: #6DBEA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#924156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B5A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABABABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#51C0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.9Light seagreen · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Turquoise · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6D82
Analogous#6DBE81, #6DABBE
Triadic#A96DBE, #BEA96D
Split complementary#BE6DAA, #BE816D
Tetradic#816DBE, #BE6D82, #ABBE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDFC
Lighter +30%#D7EDE7
Lighter +20%#B4DDD3
Lighter +10%#90CEBE
Darker −10%#4CAC93
Darker −20%#3D8875
Darker −30%#2D6556
Darker −40%#1D4238
More saturated +25%#53D8B6
Less saturated −25%#87A49C

Channel breakdown

R109
G190
B169
Red109 (42.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue164.44°
Saturation (HSL)38.39%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G BE · B A9

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