Colour

#6EBBAE

#6EBBAE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#6EBBAE is a cyan with RGB values 110, 187, 174 and HSL 170°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6EBBAE

RGBrgb(110, 187, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7333, 0.6824

RGB percentages43.1%, 73.3%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(169.9, 36.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 41.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK41.2%, 0%, 7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,257,006

CSS custom property--colour: #6EBBAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#914451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5B3AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A9AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#51BEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BB6E7B

Analogous#6EBB87, #6EA2BB

Triadic#AE6EBB, #BBAE6E

Split complementary#BB6EA2, #BB876E

Tetradic#876EBB, #BB6E7B, #A2BB6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9FCFC

Lighter +30%#D6ECE8

Lighter +20%#B3DCD5

Lighter +10%#91CBC1

Darker −10%#4FA798

Darker −20%#3E8579

Darker −30%#2E6259

Darker −40%#1E3F3A

More saturated +25%#53D6C0

Less saturated −25%#89A09C

Channel breakdown

R110

G187

B174

Red110 (43.1%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue169.87°

Saturation (HSL)36.15%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6E · G BB · B AE

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Colour values

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