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Recognised as Colour

#6DCBC4

  • #6DCBC4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DCBC4 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 203, 196 and HSL 176°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6DCBC4#6DCBC4
HEX#6DCBC4
RGBrgb(109, 203, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7961, 0.7686
RGB percentages42.7%, 79.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(175.5, 47.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 46.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK46.3%, 0%, 3.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,195,588
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCBC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#92343B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C2C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B6C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3ECFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.4Light seagreen · ΔE 13Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4Turquoise · ΔE 15.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB6D74
Analogous#6DCB95, #6DA3CB
Triadic#C46DCB, #CBC46D
Split complementary#CB6DA3, #CB956D
Tetradic#956DCB, #CB6D74, #A3CB6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF3F2
Lighter +20%#B8E6E2
Lighter +10%#93D8D3
Darker −10%#47BEB5
Darker −20%#379B93
Darker −30%#2A7570
Darker −40%#1C504C
More saturated +25%#54E4D9
Less saturated −25%#86B2AF

Channel breakdown

R109
G203
B196
Red109 (42.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue175.53°
Saturation (HSL)47.47%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G CB · B C4

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