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Recognised as Colour

#6DD5AC

  • #6DD5AC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6DD5AC is a cyan with RGB values 109, 213, 172 and HSL 156°, 55%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6DD5AC#6DD5AC
HEX#6DD5AC
RGBrgb(109, 213, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8353, 0.6745
RGB percentages42.7%, 83.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(156.3, 55.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.3, 48.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK48.8%, 0%, 19.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,198,124
CSS custom property--colour: #6DD5AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#922A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1C9AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BDAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#49D5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 4.1Aquamarine · ΔE 14.9Turquoise · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 4.12, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D56D96
Analogous#6DD578, #6DCAD5
Triadic#AC6DD5, #D5AC6D
Split complementary#D56DCA, #D5786D
Tetradic#786DD5, #D56D96, #CAD56D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F7F0
Lighter +20%#BCECD9
Lighter +10%#95E0C3
Darker −10%#45CA95
Darker −20%#31AB7B
Darker −30%#26835E
Darker −40%#1A5C42
More saturated +25%#55EDB1
Less saturated −25%#84BEA7

Channel breakdown

R109
G213
B172
Red109 (42.7%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue156.35°
Saturation (HSL)55.32%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G D5 · B AC

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