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Recognised as Colour

#6EC3CA

  • #6EC3CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6EC3CA is a cyan with RGB values 110, 195, 202 and HSL 185°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6EC3CA#6EC3CA
HEX#6EC3CA
RGBrgb(110, 195, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7647, 0.7922
RGB percentages43.1%, 76.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(184.6, 46.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.6, 45.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 3.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,259,082
CSS custom property--colour: #6EC3CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#913C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BCCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B1CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3EC9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 16.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA756E
Analogous#6ECAA3, #6E95CA
Triadic#CA6EC3, #C3CA6E
Split complementary#CA6E95, #CAA36E
Tetradic#A36ECA, #CA756E, #95CA6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF1F3
Lighter +20%#B9E2E5
Lighter +10%#93D2D8
Darker −10%#49B4BC
Darker −20%#38929A
Darker −30%#2B6F74
Darker −40%#1D4B4F
More saturated +25%#55D8E3
Less saturated −25%#87AEB1

Channel breakdown

R110
G195
B202
Red110 (43.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue184.57°
Saturation (HSL)46.46%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G C3 · B CA

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