Colour

#6DD5CE

#6DD5CE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DD5CE is a cyan with RGB values 109, 213, 206 and HSL 176°, 55%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#6DD5CE

RGBrgb(109, 213, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8353, 0.8078

RGB percentages42.7%, 83.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(176, 55.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176, 48.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK48.8%, 0%, 3.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,198,158

CSS custom property--colour: #6DD5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#922A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBCCCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#31DAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.9 Turquoise · ΔE 12.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D56D74

Analogous#6DD59A, #6DA8D5

Triadic#CE6DD5, #D5CE6D

Split complementary#D56DA8, #D59A6D

Tetradic#9A6DD5, #D56D74, #A8D56D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4F7F6

Lighter +20%#BCECE9

Lighter +10%#95E0DB

Darker −10%#45CAC1

Darker −20%#31ABA3

Darker −30%#26837D

Darker −40%#1A5C57

More saturated +25%#55EDE2

Less saturated −25%#84BEBA

Channel breakdown

R109

G213

B206

Red109 (42.7%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue175.96°

Saturation (HSL)55.32%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G D5 · B CE

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Colour values

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