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Recognised as Colour

#6DE8CF

  • #6DE8CF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#6DE8CF is a cyan with RGB values 109, 232, 207 and HSL 168°, 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

#6DE8CF#6DE8CF
HEX#6DE8CF
RGBrgb(109, 232, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9098, 0.8118
RGB percentages42.7%, 91%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(167.8, 72.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.8, 53%, 91%)
CMYK53%, 0%, 10.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,203,023
CSS custom property--colour: #6DE8CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.09:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#921730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DCCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCED1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#25EBE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.4Aquamarine · ΔE 12Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.9Aqua · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E86D86
Analogous#6DE892, #6DC4E8
Triadic#CF6DE8, #E8CF6D
Split complementary#E86DC4, #E8926D
Tetradic#916DE8, #E86D86, #C3E86D

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%#41E1C1
Darker −20%#21CEAB
Darker −30%#1AA287
Darker −40%#137662
More saturated +25%#58FDDC
Less saturated −25%#82D3C2

Channel breakdown

R109
G232
B207
Red109 (42.7%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue167.8°
Saturation (HSL)72.78%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G E8 · B CF

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