Colour

#6DC5CE

#6DC5CE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#6DC5CE is a cyan with RGB values 109, 197, 206 and HSL 186°, 50%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6DC5CE

RGBrgb(109, 197, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7725, 0.8078

RGB percentages42.7%, 77.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(185.6, 49.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 47.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK47.1%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,194,062

CSS custom property--colour: #6DC5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#923A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9B2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#37CBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1 Powder blue · ΔE 16 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16 Light blue · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE766D

Analogous#6DCEA6, #6D95CE

Triadic#CE6DC5, #C5CE6D

Split complementary#CE6D95, #CEA66D

Tetradic#A66DCE, #CE766D, #95CE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0F3F4

Lighter +20%#B9E3E8

Lighter +10%#93D4DB

Darker −10%#47B6C1

Darker −20%#36969F

Darker −30%#297279

Darker −40%#1C4E53

More saturated +25%#55D9E6

Less saturated −25%#85B1B6

Channel breakdown

R109

G197

B206

Red109 (42.7%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue185.57°

Saturation (HSL)49.74%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G C5 · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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