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Recognised as Colour

#6E857D

  • #6E857D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#6E857D is a cyan with RGB values 110, 133, 125 and HSL 159°, 9%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#6E857D#6E857D
HEX#6E857D
RGBrgb(110, 133, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5216, 0.4902
RGB percentages43.1%, 52.2%, 49%
HSLhsl(159.1, 9.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.1, 17.3%, 52.2%)
CMYK17.3%, 0%, 6%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,243,133
CSS custom property--colour: #6E857D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#917A82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83827Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F7F7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#698583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.1Dim grey · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 15Cadetblue · ΔE 15.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#856E76
Analogous#6E8571, #6E8285
Triadic#7D6E85, #857D6E
Split complementary#856E82, #85716E
Tetradic#726E85, #856E76, #82856E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE2E0
Lighter +30%#C1CBC8
Lighter +20%#A5B4AF
Lighter +10%#899D96
Darker −10%#576963
Darker −20%#404D49
Darker −30%#29312E
Darker −40%#121514
More saturated +25%#50A386
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R110
G133
B125
Red110 (43.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue159.13°
Saturation (HSL)9.47%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G 85 · B 7D

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