Recognised as Colour

#6DEDB2

#6DEDB2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#6DEDB2 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 237, 178 and HSL 152°, 78%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#6DEDB2

RGBrgb(109, 237, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9294, 0.698

RGB percentages42.7%, 92.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(152.3, 78%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.3, 54%, 92.9%)

CMYK54%, 0%, 24.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,204,274

CSS custom property--colour: #6DEDB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.41:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#92124D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EADEAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8D0B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3DECDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.4 Light green · ΔE 19.2 Pale green · ΔE 21.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.2 Turquoise · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED6DA8

Analogous#6DED72, #6DE8ED

Triadic#B26DED, #EDB26D

Split complementary#ED6DE8, #ED726D

Tetradic#726DED, #ED6DA8, #E8ED6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5FEFA

Lighter +20%#C8F8E2

Lighter +10%#9AF3CA

Darker −10%#40E79A

Darker −20%#1BD981

Darker −30%#15AC66

Darker −40%#107E4B

More saturated +25%#5BFFB3

Less saturated −25%#82D9B0

Channel breakdown

R109

G237

B178

Red109 (42.7%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue152.34°

Saturation (HSL)78.05%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G ED · B B2

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Colour values

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