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Recognised as Colour

#6DDCD1

  • #6DDCD1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DDCD1 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 220, 209 and HSL 174°, 61%, 65%. 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

#6DDCD1#6DDCD1
HEX#6DDCD1
RGBrgb(109, 220, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8627, 0.8196
RGB percentages42.7%, 86.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(174.1, 61.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.1, 50.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK50.5%, 0%, 5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,199,953
CSS custom property--colour: #6DDCD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.81:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#92232E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C4D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2AE0D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 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 text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.7Turquoise · ΔE 9.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.4Light seagreen · ΔE 16Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC6D78
Analogous#6DDC9A, #6DB0DC
Triadic#D16DDC, #DCD16D
Split complementary#DC6DAF, #DC9A6D
Tetradic#9A6DDC, #DC6D78, #B0DC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8FAF8
Lighter +20%#BFF0EB
Lighter +10%#96E6DE
Darker −10%#44D2C4
Darker −20%#2CB7A9
Darker −30%#228E83
Darker −40%#18655D
More saturated +25%#56F3E3
Less saturated −25%#84C5BF

Channel breakdown

R109
G220
B209
Red109 (42.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue174.05°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G DC · B D1

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