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Recognised as Colour

#6DDAE4

  • #6DDAE4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DDAE4 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 218, 228 and HSL 185°, 69%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6DDAE4#6DDAE4
HEX#6DDAE4
RGBrgb(109, 218, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8549, 0.8941
RGB percentages42.7%, 85.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(185, 68.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 52.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK52.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,199,460
CSS custom property--colour: #6DDAE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#92251B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C4E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 13Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4776D
Analogous#6DE4B3, #6D9FE4
Triadic#E46DDA, #DAE46D
Split complementary#E46D9E, #E4B36D
Tetradic#B36DE4, #E4776D, #9FE46D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFBFC
Lighter +20%#C3F0F4
Lighter +10%#98E5EC
Darker −10%#42CFDC
Darker −20%#25B9C6
Darker −30%#1D919B
Darker −40%#156970
More saturated +25%#57ECFA
Less saturated −25%#83C8CE

Channel breakdown

R109
G218
B228
Red109 (42.7%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue185.04°
Saturation (HSL)68.79%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G DA · B E4

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