Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#6EA4AA

  • #6EA4AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6EA4AA is a cyan with RGB values 110, 164, 170 and HSL 186°, 26%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6EA4AA#6EA4AA
HEX#6EA4AA
RGBrgb(110, 164, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6431, 0.6667
RGB percentages43.1%, 64.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(186, 26.1%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 35.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK35.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,251,114
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA4AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#915B55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA0AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9198AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#57A8A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 18Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6Dark grey · ΔE 19.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.69, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA746E
Analogous#6EAA92, #6E86AA
Triadic#AA6EA4, #A4AA6E
Split complementary#AA6E86, #AA926E
Tetradic#926EAA, #AA746E, #86AA6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF5F5
Lighter +30%#CEE1E3
Lighter +20%#AECCD0
Lighter +10%#8EB8BD
Darker −10%#558A90
Darker −20%#426C70
Darker −30%#2F4D50
Darker −40%#1C2E30
More saturated +25%#51BBC7
Less saturated −25%#8B8D8D

Channel breakdown

R110
G164
B170
Red110 (43.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A4 · B AA

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “6ea4aa” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.