Recognised as Colour
#6EDED6
- #6EDED6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#6EDED6 is a cyan with RGB values 110, 222, 214 and HSL 176°, 63%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#6EDED6#6EDED6
HEX#6EDED6
RGBrgb(110, 222, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.8706, 0.8392
RGB percentages43.1%, 87.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(175.7, 62.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 50.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK50.5%, 0%, 3.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,266,006
CSS custom property--colour: #6EDED6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#912129
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE6E76
Analogous#6EDE9E, #6EAEDE
Triadic#D66EDE, #DED66E
Split complementary#DE6EAE, #DE9E6E
Tetradic#9E6EDE, #DE6E76, #AEDE6E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R110
G222
B214
Red110 (43.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue175.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.92%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G DE · B D6
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