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Recognised as Colour

#6DFDC5

  • #6DFDC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#6DFDC5 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 253, 197 and HSL 157°, 97%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#6DFDC5#6DFDC5
HEX#6DFDC5
RGBrgb(109, 253, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9922, 0.7725
RGB percentages42.7%, 99.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(156.7, 97.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.7, 56.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK56.9%, 0%, 22.1%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,208,389
CSS custom property--colour: #6DFDC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.51:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#92023A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8EDC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4DEC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#23FDEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 8.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.2Light green · ΔE 22.7Turquoise · ΔE 22.7Pale green · ΔE 23.5Medium spring green · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD6DA5
Analogous#6DFD7D, #6DEDFD
Triadic#C56DFD, #FDC56D
Split complementary#FD6DED, #FD7D6D
Tetradic#7D6DFD, #FD6DA5, #EDFD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2FEED
Lighter +10%#9FFED9
Darker −10%#3BFCB1
Darker −20%#08FC9D
Darker −30%#03CE7F
Darker −40%#029C60
More saturated +25%#6BFFC5
Less saturated −25%#80EBC1

Channel breakdown

R109
G253
B197
Red109 (42.7%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue156.67°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G FD · B C5

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