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Recognised as Colour

#6DD7DE

  • #6DD7DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DD7DE is a cyan with RGB values 109, 215, 222 and HSL 184°, 63%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6DD7DE#6DD7DE
HEX#6DD7DE
RGBrgb(109, 215, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8431, 0.8706
RGB percentages42.7%, 84.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(183.7, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.7, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK50.9%, 3.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,198,686
CSS custom property--colour: #6DD7DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#922821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACFDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C1DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#18DED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Turquoise · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE746D
Analogous#6DDEAC, #6D9FDE
Triadic#DE6DD7, #D7DE6D
Split complementary#DE6D9F, #DEAC6D
Tetradic#AC6DDE, #DE746D, #9FDE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF9FA
Lighter +20%#C0EEF1
Lighter +10%#97E2E7
Darker −10%#43CCD5
Darker −20%#2AB2BB
Darker −30%#218A91
Darker −40%#176368
More saturated +25%#57EBF4
Less saturated −25%#83C3C8

Channel breakdown

R109
G215
B222
Red109 (42.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue183.72°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G D7 · B DE

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