Colour

#6F9191

#6F9191
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6F9191 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 145, 145 and HSL 180°, 13%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6F9191#6F9191

HEX#6F9191

RGBrgb(111, 145, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5686, 0.5686

RGB percentages43.5%, 56.9%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(180, 13.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 23.4%, 56.9%)

CMYK23.4%, 0%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,311,761

CSS custom property--colour: #6F9191;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#906E6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8E91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#868991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#649391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Gray · ΔE 13.1 Dark grey · ΔE 16.9 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#916F6F

Analogous#6F9180, #6F8091

Triadic#916F91, #91916F

Split complementary#916F80, #91806F

Tetradic#806F91, #916F6F, #80916F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3E9E9

Lighter +30%#C6D3D3

Lighter +20%#A9BDBD

Lighter +10%#8CA7A7

Darker −10%#597474

Darker −20%#435757

Darker −30%#2D3A3A

Darker −40%#171D1D

More saturated +25%#4FB1B1

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R111

G145

B145

Red111 (43.5%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)13.39%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 91 · B 91

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