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Recognised as Colour

#6F8E8E

  • #6F8E8E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6F8E8E is a cyan with RGB values 111, 142, 142 and HSL 180°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6F8E8E#6F8E8E
HEX#6F8E8E
RGBrgb(111, 142, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5569, 0.5569
RGB percentages43.5%, 55.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(180, 12.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 21.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,310,990
CSS custom property--colour: #6F8E8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#907171

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8B8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#84868Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#65908Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Gray · ΔE 11.8Dim grey · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E6F6F
Analogous#6F8E7F, #6F7F8E
Triadic#8E6F8E, #8E8E6F
Split complementary#8E6F7F, #8E7F6F
Tetradic#7F6F8E, #8E6F6F, #7F8E6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E8E8
Lighter +30%#C5D1D1
Lighter +20%#A8BBBB
Lighter +10%#8BA5A5
Darker −10%#597171
Darker −20%#425555
Darker −30%#2C3838
Darker −40%#151C1C
More saturated +25%#4FAEAE
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R111
G142
B142
Red111 (43.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)12.25%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 8E · B 8E

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