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Recognised as Colour

#6EDCE3

  • #6EDCE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6EDCE3 is a cyan with RGB values 110, 220, 227 and HSL 184°, 68%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6EDCE3#6EDCE3
HEX#6EDCE3
RGBrgb(110, 220, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.8627, 0.8902
RGB percentages43.1%, 86.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(183.6, 67.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.6, 51.5%, 89%)
CMYK51.5%, 3.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,265,507
CSS custom property--colour: #6EDCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#91231C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC5E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0CE3DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5Powder blue · ΔE 16.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Turquoise · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3756E
Analogous#6EE3B0, #6EA1E3
Triadic#E36EDC, #DCE36E
Split complementary#E36EA1, #E3B06E
Tetradic#B06EE3, #E3756E, #A2E36E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFBFC
Lighter +20%#C3F1F4
Lighter +10%#99E6EB
Darker −10%#43D2DB
Darker −20%#26BBC5
Darker −30%#1E939A
Darker −40%#166A6F
More saturated +25%#58EFF9
Less saturated −25%#84C9CD

Channel breakdown

R110
G220
B227
Red110 (43.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue183.59°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G DC · B E3

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