Colour

#6EBFBD

#6EBFBD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6EBFBD is a cyan with RGB values 110, 191, 189 and HSL 179°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6EBFBD

RGBrgb(110, 191, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.749, 0.7412

RGB percentages43.1%, 74.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(178.5, 38.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 42.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK42.4%, 0%, 1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,258,045

CSS custom property--colour: #6EBFBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#914042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8ADBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#48C3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13 Light seagreen · ΔE 14 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Powder blue · ΔE 17.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)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#BF6E70

Analogous#6EBF94, #6E99BF

Triadic#BD6EBF, #BFBD6E

Split complementary#BF6E99, #BF946E

Tetradic#946EBF, #BF6E70, #99BF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFDFD

Lighter +30%#D8EEED

Lighter +20%#B5DEDD

Lighter +10%#91CFCD

Darker −10%#4DADAB

Darker −20%#3D8A88

Darker −30%#2D6765

Darker −40%#1E4342

More saturated +25%#54D9D6

Less saturated −25%#88A5A4

Channel breakdown

R110

G191

B189

Red110 (43.1%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue178.52°

Saturation (HSL)38.76%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6E · G BF · B BD

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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