Colour

#6DDDEC

#6DDDEC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DDDEC is a cyan with RGB values 109, 221, 236 and HSL 187°, 77%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#6DDDEC

RGBrgb(109, 221, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8667, 0.9255

RGB percentages42.7%, 86.7%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(187.1, 77%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 53.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK53.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,200,236

CSS custom property--colour: #6DDDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#922213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD6EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C7ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00E5E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 14 Sky blue · ΔE 14 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Powder blue · ΔE 16.9 Light blue · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EC7C6D

Analogous#6DECBC, #6D9EEC

Triadic#EC6DDD, #DDEC6D

Split complementary#EC6D9E, #ECBB6D

Tetradic#BC6DEC, #EC7C6D, #9EEC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4FDFE

Lighter +20%#C7F2F8

Lighter +10%#9AE8F2

Darker −10%#40D2E6

Darker −20%#1CC1D7

Darker −30%#1698AA

Darker −40%#10707D

More saturated +25%#5AECFF

Less saturated −25%#82CDD7

Channel breakdown

R109

G221

B236

Red109 (42.7%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue187.09°

Saturation (HSL)76.97%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G DD · B EC

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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