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Recognised as Colour

#6DBFA8

  • #6DBFA8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6DBFA8 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 191, 168 and HSL 163°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6DBFA8#6DBFA8
HEX#6DBFA8
RGBrgb(109, 191, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.749, 0.6588
RGB percentages42.7%, 74.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(163.2, 39%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.2, 42.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 0%, 12%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,192,488
CSS custom property--colour: #6DBFA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#924057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB6A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADACAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#51C1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.8Light seagreen · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.7Turquoise · ΔE 18.3Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF6D84
Analogous#6DBF7F, #6DADBF
Triadic#A86DBF, #BFA86D
Split complementary#BF6DAD, #BF7F6D
Tetradic#7F6DBF, #BF6D84, #ADBF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFD
Lighter +30%#D7EEE7
Lighter +20%#B4DED2
Lighter +10%#90CFBD
Darker −10%#4CAD92
Darker −20%#3C8A74
Darker −30%#2D6656
Darker −40%#1D4338
More saturated +25%#53D9B4
Less saturated −25%#87A59C

Channel breakdown

R109
G191
B168
Red109 (42.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue163.17°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G BF · B A8

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