Colour
#6EA298
- #6EA298
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6EA298 is a cyan with RGB values 110, 162, 152 and HSL 168°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6EA298#6EA298
HEX#6EA298
RGBrgb(110, 162, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6353, 0.5961
RGB percentages43.1%, 63.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(168.5, 21.8%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 32.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK32.1%, 0%, 6.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,584
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA298;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#915D67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A26E78
Analogous#6EA27E, #6E92A2
Triadic#986EA2, #A2986E
Split complementary#A26E92, #A27E6E
Tetradic#7E6EA2, #A26E78, #92A26E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R110
G162
B152
Red110 (43.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue168.46°
Saturation (HSL)21.85%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G A2 · B 98
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