Recognised as Colour
#6F8A80
- #6F8A80
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#6F8A80 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 138, 128 and HSL 158°, 11%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#6F8A80#6F8A80
HEX#6F8A80
RGBrgb(111, 138, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5412, 0.502
RGB percentages43.5%, 54.1%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(157.8, 10.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.8, 19.6%, 54.1%)
CMYK19.6%, 0%, 7.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,309,952
CSS custom property--colour: #6F8A80;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#90757F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A6F79
Analogous#6F8A72, #6F868A
Triadic#806F8A, #8A806F
Split complementary#8A6F86, #8A736F
Tetradic#736F8A, #8A6F79, #878A6F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R111
G138
B128
Red111 (43.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue157.78°
Saturation (HSL)10.84%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6F · G 8A · B 80
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