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Recognised as Colour

#6DCCAE

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

#6DCCAE is a cyan with RGB values 109, 204, 174 and HSL 161°, 48%, 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 aquamarine.

Colour values

#6DCCAE#6DCCAE
HEX#6DCCAE
RGBrgb(109, 204, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8, 0.6824
RGB percentages42.7%, 80%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(161.1, 48.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.1, 46.6%, 80%)
CMYK46.6%, 0%, 14.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,195,822
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCCAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 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#923351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C1ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B6B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4BCDC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 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 aquamarine · ΔE 3.7Turquoise · ΔE 14.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.8Light seagreen · ΔE 16.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8Aquamarine · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC6D8B
Analogous#6DCC7F, #6DBBCC
Triadic#AE6DCC, #CCAE6D
Split complementary#CC6DBA, #CC7F6D
Tetradic#7F6DCC, #CC6D8B, #BACC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF4ED
Lighter +20%#B9E6D8
Lighter +10%#93D9C3
Darker −10%#47BF99
Darker −20%#379C7C
Darker −30%#29775E
Darker −40%#1C5140
More saturated +25%#54E5B7
Less saturated −25%#86B3A5

Channel breakdown

R109
G204
B174
Red109 (42.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue161.05°
Saturation (HSL)48.22%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G CC · B AE

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