Recognised as Colour

#6DCDBD

#6DCDBD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DCDBD is a cyan with RGB values 109, 205, 189 and HSL 170°, 49%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6DCDBD#6DCDBD

HEX#6DCDBD

RGBrgb(109, 205, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8039, 0.7412

RGB percentages42.7%, 80.4%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(170, 49%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170, 46.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK46.8%, 0%, 7.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,196,093

CSS custom property--colour: #6DCDBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#923242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C3BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B8BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#42D0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.1 Turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD6D7D

Analogous#6DCD8D, #6DADCD

Triadic#BD6DCD, #CDBD6D

Split complementary#CD6DAD, #CD8D6D

Tetradic#8D6DCD, #CD6D7D, #ADCD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFF4F1

Lighter +20%#B9E7DF

Lighter +10%#93DACE

Darker −10%#47C0AC

Darker −20%#369E8D

Darker −30%#29786B

Darker −40%#1C5249

More saturated +25%#55E6CD

Less saturated −25%#86B5AD

Channel breakdown

R109

G205

B189

Red109 (42.7%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue170°

Saturation (HSL)48.98%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G CD · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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