Recognised as Colour

#6DC0C3

#6DC0C3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6DC0C3 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 192, 195 and HSL 182°, 42%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6DC0C3

RGBrgb(109, 192, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7529, 0.7647

RGB percentages42.7%, 75.3%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(182.1, 41.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.1, 44.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK44.1%, 1.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,192,771

CSS custom property--colour: #6DC0C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#923F3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B9C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7AEC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#42C5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Sky blue · ΔE 16.6 Powder blue · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C3706D

Analogous#6DC39B, #6D95C3

Triadic#C36DC0, #C0C36D

Split complementary#C36D95, #C39B6D

Tetradic#9B6DC3, #C3706D, #95C36D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#D9EFF0

Lighter +20%#B5DFE1

Lighter +10%#91D0D2

Darker −10%#4AB0B3

Darker −20%#3B8C8F

Darker −30%#2C696B

Darker −40%#1D4547

More saturated +25%#53D8DD

Less saturated −25%#87A8A9

Channel breakdown

R109

G192

B195

Red109 (42.7%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue182.09°

Saturation (HSL)41.75%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G C0 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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