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Colour

#6DDFCD

  • #6DDFCD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#6DDFCD is a cyan with RGB values 109, 223, 205 and HSL 171°, 64%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#6DDFCD#6DDFCD
HEX#6DDFCD
RGBrgb(109, 223, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8745, 0.8039
RGB percentages42.7%, 87.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(170.5, 64%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 51.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK51.1%, 0%, 8.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,200,717
CSS custom property--colour: #6DDFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#922032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D4CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C7CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2DE3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 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 text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5Aquamarine · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF6D7F
Analogous#6DDF94, #6DB8DF
Triadic#CD6DDF, #DFCD6D
Split complementary#DF6DB8, #DF946D
Tetradic#946DDF, #DF6D7F, #B8DF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAFBF8
Lighter +20%#C1F1EA
Lighter +10%#97E8DB
Darker −10%#43D6BF
Darker −20%#29BDA5
Darker −30%#209381
Darker −40%#17695C
More saturated +25%#57F5DC
Less saturated −25%#83C9BE

Channel breakdown

R109
G223
B205
Red109 (42.7%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue170.53°
Saturation (HSL)64.04%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G DF · B CD

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