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Recognised as Colour

#6DCAAD

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

#6DCAAD is a cyan with RGB values 109, 202, 173 and HSL 161°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6DCAAD#6DCAAD
HEX#6DCAAD
RGBrgb(109, 202, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7922, 0.6784
RGB percentages42.7%, 79.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(161.3, 46.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.3, 46%, 79.2%)
CMYK46%, 0%, 14.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,195,309
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCAAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#923552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5BFACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B5AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#4CCBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 4.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.7Turquoise · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6D8A
Analogous#6DCA7F, #6DB9CA
Triadic#AD6DCA, #CAAD6D
Split complementary#CA6DB9, #CA7F6D
Tetradic#7E6DCA, #CA6D8A, #B8CA6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF3EC
Lighter +20%#B8E5D7
Lighter +10%#92D8C2
Darker −10%#48BC98
Darker −20%#38997B
Darker −30%#2A745D
Darker −40%#1C4F3F
More saturated +25%#54E3B6
Less saturated −25%#86B1A4

Channel breakdown

R109
G202
B173
Red109 (42.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue161.29°
Saturation (HSL)46.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G CA · B AD

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