Recognised as Colour

#6EB8A2

#6EB8A2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6EB8A2 is a cyan with RGB values 110, 184, 162 and HSL 162°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#6EB8A2

RGBrgb(110, 184, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7216, 0.6353

RGB percentages43.1%, 72.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(162.2, 34.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 40.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK40.2%, 0%, 12%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,256,226

CSS custom property--colour: #6EB8A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#91475D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4AFA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A6A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#57B9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.9 Turquoise · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B86E84

Analogous#6EB87D, #6EA9B8

Triadic#A26EB8, #B8A26E

Split complementary#B86EA9, #B87D6E

Tetradic#7D6EB8, #B86E84, #A9B86E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7FBFA

Lighter +30%#D5EAE4

Lighter +20%#B2DACE

Lighter +10%#90C9B8

Darker −10%#50A38A

Darker −20%#3F816D

Darker −30%#2E5F50

Darker −40%#1E3C33

More saturated +25%#53D3AD

Less saturated −25%#899D97

Channel breakdown

R110

G184

B162

Red110 (43.1%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue162.16°

Saturation (HSL)34.26%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6E · G B8 · B A2

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