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Recognised as Colour

#6DE8CE

  • #6DE8CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#6DE8CE is a cyan with RGB values 109, 232, 206 and HSL 167°, 73%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#6DE8CE#6DE8CE
HEX#6DE8CE
RGBrgb(109, 232, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9098, 0.8078
RGB percentages42.7%, 91%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(167.3, 72.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.3, 53%, 91%)
CMYK53%, 0%, 11.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,203,022
CSS custom property--colour: #6DE8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#921731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DCCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#26EBE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.1Aquamarine · ΔE 11.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.3Aqua · ΔE 19.1
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#E86D87
Analogous#6DE890, #6DC5E8
Triadic#CE6DE8, #E8CE6D
Split complementary#E86DC5, #E8906D
Tetradic#906DE8, #E86D87, #C4E86D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FDFA
Lighter +20%#C5F6EC
Lighter +10%#99EFDD
Darker −10%#41E1BF
Darker −20%#21CEAA
Darker −30%#1AA285
Darker −40%#137661
More saturated +25%#58FDDA
Less saturated −25%#82D3C2

Channel breakdown

R109
G232
B206
Red109 (42.7%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue167.32°
Saturation (HSL)72.78%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G E8 · B CE

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