Colour

#6DCDD2

#6DCDD2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DCDD2 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 205, 210 and HSL 183°, 53%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#6DCDD2

RGBrgb(109, 205, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8039, 0.8235

RGB percentages42.7%, 80.4%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(183, 52.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183, 48.1%, 82.4%)

CMYK48.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,196,114

CSS custom property--colour: #6DCDD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#92322D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C5D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0B9D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#30D3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15.9 Powder blue · ΔE 16.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2726D

Analogous#6DD2A5, #6D9AD2

Triadic#D26DCD, #CDD26D

Split complementary#D26D9A, #D2A56D

Tetradic#A56DD2, #D2726D, #9BD26D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2F5F6

Lighter +20%#BBE8EA

Lighter +10%#94DADE

Darker −10%#46C0C6

Darker −20%#33A0A6

Darker −30%#277B7F

Darker −40%#1B5558

More saturated +25%#55E3EA

Less saturated −25%#85B7BA

Channel breakdown

R109

G205

B210

Red109 (42.7%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue182.97°

Saturation (HSL)52.88%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G CD · B D2

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