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Recognised as Colour

#6DC7D3

  • #6DC7D3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6DC7D3 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 199, 211 and HSL 187°, 54%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DC7D3#6DC7D3
HEX#6DC7D3
RGBrgb(109, 199, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7804, 0.8275
RGB percentages42.7%, 78%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(187.1, 53.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 48.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK48.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,194,579
CSS custom property--colour: #6DC7D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#92382C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC1D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B4D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#32CECAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 15.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3796D
Analogous#6DD3AC, #6D94D3
Triadic#D36DC7, #C7D36D
Split complementary#D36D94, #D3AC6D
Tetradic#AC6DD3, #D3796D, #94D36D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F4F6
Lighter +20%#BBE5EB
Lighter +10%#94D6DF
Darker −10%#46B8C7
Darker −20%#329AA8
Darker −30%#277680
Darker −40%#1B5259
More saturated +25%#55D9EB
Less saturated −25%#85B5BB

Channel breakdown

R109
G199
B211
Red109 (42.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue187.06°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G C7 · B D3

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