Recognised as Colour

#6DEAF5

#6DEAF5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DEAF5 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 234, 245 and HSL 185°, 87%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6DEAF5#6DEAF5

HEX#6DEAF5

RGBrgb(109, 234, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9176, 0.9608

RGB percentages42.7%, 91.8%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(184.9, 87.2%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 55.5%, 96.1%)

CMYK55.5%, 4.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,203,573

CSS custom property--colour: #6DEAF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.74:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#92150A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAE1F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5D1F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00F2EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Aqua · ΔE 17.2 Cyan · ΔE 17.2 Turquoise · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5786D

Analogous#6DF5BC, #6DA6F5

Triadic#F56DEA, #EAF56D

Split complementary#F56DA6, #F5BC6D

Tetradic#BC6DF5, #F5786D, #A6F56D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFFFF

Lighter +20%#CCF8FC

Lighter +10%#9DF1F8

Darker −10%#3DE3F2

Darker −20%#10DAEC

Darker −30%#0DAEBC

Darker −40%#0A828C

More saturated +25%#63F2FF

Less saturated −25%#81DAE2

Channel breakdown

R109

G234

B245

Red109 (42.7%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue184.85°

Saturation (HSL)87.18%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G EA · B F5

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