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Recognised as Colour

#6DCAC4

  • #6DCAC4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DCAC4 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 202, 196 and HSL 176°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6DCAC4#6DCAC4
HEX#6DCAC4
RGBrgb(109, 202, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7922, 0.7686
RGB percentages42.7%, 79.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(176.1, 46.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.1, 46%, 79.2%)
CMYK46%, 0%, 3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,195,332
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCAC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#92353B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C2C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B6C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3ECEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.8Light seagreen · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.5Turquoise · ΔE 16Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6D73
Analogous#6DCA95, #6DA1CA
Triadic#C46DCA, #CAC46D
Split complementary#CA6DA1, #CA956D
Tetradic#956DCA, #CA6D73, #A2CA6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF3F1
Lighter +20%#B8E5E2
Lighter +10%#92D8D3
Darker −10%#48BCB5
Darker −20%#389993
Darker −30%#2A746F
Darker −40%#1C4F4B
More saturated +25%#54E3DA
Less saturated −25%#86B1AE

Channel breakdown

R109
G202
B196
Red109 (42.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue176.13°
Saturation (HSL)46.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G CA · B C4

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