Colour

#6DDCD7

#6DDCD7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DDCD7 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 220, 215 and HSL 177°, 61%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#6DDCD7

RGBrgb(109, 220, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8627, 0.8431

RGB percentages42.7%, 86.3%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(177.3, 61.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 50.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK50.5%, 0%, 2.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,199,959

CSS custom property--colour: #6DDCD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#922328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1D2D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC5D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#21E1DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.3 Turquoise · ΔE 11.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC6D72

Analogous#6DDCA0, #6DAADC

Triadic#D76DDC, #DCD76D

Split complementary#DC6DAA, #DCA06D

Tetradic#A06DDC, #DC6D72, #AADC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8FAF9

Lighter +20%#BFF0EE

Lighter +10%#96E6E2

Darker −10%#44D2CC

Darker −20%#2CB7B1

Darker −30%#228E89

Darker −40%#186561

More saturated +25%#56F3EC

Less saturated −25%#84C5C2

Channel breakdown

R109

G220

B215

Red109 (42.7%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue177.3°

Saturation (HSL)61.33%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G DC · B D7

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Colour values

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