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Recognised as Colour

#6DDDE6

  • #6DDDE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DDDE6 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 221, 230 and HSL 184°, 71%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6DDDE6#6DDDE6
HEX#6DDDE6
RGBrgb(109, 221, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8667, 0.902
RGB percentages42.7%, 86.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(184.5, 70.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 52.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK52.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,200,230
CSS custom property--colour: #6DDDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.14:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#922219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD5E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC6E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E4DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Powder blue · ΔE 17Turquoise · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6766D
Analogous#6DE6B2, #6DA1E6
Triadic#E66DDD, #DDE66D
Split complementary#E66DA1, #E6B26D
Tetradic#B26DE6, #E6766D, #A1E66D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0FBFC
Lighter +20%#C4F1F5
Lighter +10%#99E7ED
Darker −10%#41D3DF
Darker −20%#23BECA
Darker −30%#1B959F
Darker −40%#146C73
More saturated +25%#58EFFB
Less saturated −25%#82CBD1

Channel breakdown

R109
G221
B230
Red109 (42.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue184.46°
Saturation (HSL)70.76%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G DD · B E6

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