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Recognised as Colour

#6DE9DB

  • #6DE9DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#6DE9DB is a cyan with RGB values 109, 233, 219 and HSL 173°, 74%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#6DE9DB#6DE9DB
HEX#6DE9DB
RGBrgb(109, 233, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9137, 0.8588
RGB percentages42.7%, 91.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(173.2, 73.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.2, 53.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 0%, 6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,203,291
CSS custom property--colour: #6DE9DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.33:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#921624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDEDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCFDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#09EEE4no 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 text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.4Aqua · ΔE 15.6Cyan · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E96D7B
Analogous#6DE99D, #6DB9E9
Triadic#DB6DE9, #E9DB6D
Split complementary#E96DB9, #E99D6D
Tetradic#9D6DE9, #E96D7B, #B9E96D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FDFC
Lighter +20%#C6F6F1
Lighter +10%#99F0E6
Darker −10%#41E2D0
Darker −20%#1FD1BD
Darker −30%#19A495
Darker −40%#12786C
More saturated +25%#58FEEB
Less saturated −25%#82D4CB

Channel breakdown

R109
G233
B219
Red109 (42.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue173.23°
Saturation (HSL)73.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G E9 · B DB

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