Colour

#6EC3CE

#6EC3CE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#6EC3CE is a cyan with RGB values 110, 195, 206 and HSL 187°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6EC3CE

RGBrgb(110, 195, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7647, 0.8078

RGB percentages43.1%, 76.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(186.9, 49.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 46.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK46.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,259,086

CSS custom property--colour: #6EC3CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#913C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BDCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7B1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3BC9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 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 text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6 Light blue · ΔE 15.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Powder blue · ΔE 15.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE796E

Analogous#6ECEA9, #6E93CE

Triadic#CE6EC3, #C3CE6E

Split complementary#CE6E93, #CEA96E

Tetradic#A96ECE, #CE796E, #93CE6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0F2F5

Lighter +20%#BAE3E8

Lighter +10%#94D3DB

Darker −10%#48B3C1

Darker −20%#3694A0

Darker −30%#29717A

Darker −40%#1C4D54

More saturated +25%#56D6E6

Less saturated −25%#86B0B6

Channel breakdown

R110

G195

B206

Red110 (43.1%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue186.88°

Saturation (HSL)49.48%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G C3 · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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