Recognised as Colour
#6F9889
- #6F9889
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6F9889 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 152, 137 and HSL 158°, 17%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6F9889#6F9889
HEX#6F9889
RGBrgb(111, 152, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5961, 0.5373
RGB percentages43.5%, 59.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(158, 16.6%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158, 27%, 59.6%)
CMYK27%, 0%, 9.9%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,313,545
CSS custom property--colour: #6F9889;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#906776
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#986F7E
Analogous#6F9874, #6F9398
Triadic#896F98, #98896F
Split complementary#986F93, #98746F
Tetradic#746F98, #986F7E, #93986F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R111
G152
B137
Red111 (43.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue158.05°
Saturation (HSL)16.6%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6F · G 98 · B 89
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