Colour

#6DE3C6

#6DE3C6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6DE3C6 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 227, 198 and HSL 165°, 68%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#6DE3C6

RGBrgb(109, 227, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8902, 0.7765

RGB percentages42.7%, 89%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(165.3, 67.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.3, 52%, 89%)

CMYK52%, 0%, 12.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,201,734

CSS custom property--colour: #6DE3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62267WCAG 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 13.45:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#921C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCD7C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAC9C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#32E5DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.7 Turquoise · ΔE 9.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 11.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E36D8A

Analogous#6DE38B, #6DC5E3

Triadic#C66DE3, #E3C66D

Split complementary#E36DC5, #E38B6D

Tetradic#8B6DE3, #E36D8A, #C5E36D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDFCF8

Lighter +20%#C3F3E7

Lighter +10%#98EBD7

Darker −10%#42DBB5

Darker −20%#26C49D

Darker −30%#1D9A7B

Darker −40%#156F59

More saturated +25%#57F9D1

Less saturated −25%#83CDBB

Channel breakdown

R109

G227

B198

Red109 (42.7%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue165.25°

Saturation (HSL)67.82%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G E3 · B C6

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