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Recognised as Colour

#6ED6DD

  • #6ED6DD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6ED6DD is a cyan with RGB values 110, 214, 221 and HSL 184°, 62%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6ED6DD#6ED6DD
HEX#6ED6DD
RGBrgb(110, 214, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.8392, 0.8667
RGB percentages43.1%, 83.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(183.8, 62%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 50.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK50.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,263,965
CSS custom property--colour: #6ED6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#912922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#21DDD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.2Light blue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD756E
Analogous#6EDDAC, #6E9FDD
Triadic#DD6ED6, #D6DD6E
Split complementary#DD6E9F, #DDAC6E
Tetradic#AC6EDD, #DD756E, #9FDD6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF9FA
Lighter +20%#C1EDF0
Lighter +10%#97E2E7
Darker −10%#45CAD3
Darker −20%#2BB1BA
Darker −30%#228990
Darker −40%#186267
More saturated +25%#58EAF3
Less saturated −25%#84C2C7

Channel breakdown

R110
G214
B221
Red110 (43.1%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue183.78°
Saturation (HSL)62.01%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G D6 · B DD

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