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Recognised as Colour

#6F9AA2

  • #6F9AA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6F9AA2 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 154, 162 and HSL 189°, 22%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6F9AA2#6F9AA2
HEX#6F9AA2
RGBrgb(111, 154, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6039, 0.6353
RGB percentages43.5%, 60.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(189.4, 21.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 31.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK31.5%, 4.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,314,082
CSS custom property--colour: #6F9AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#90655D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9397A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A90A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5D9E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.3Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Gray · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.5Dark cyan · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2776F
Analogous#6FA290, #6F81A2
Triadic#A26F9A, #9AA26F
Split complementary#A26F81, #A2906F
Tetradic#906FA2, #A2776F, #81A26F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF1F2
Lighter +30%#CCDBDE
Lighter +20%#ADC5CA
Lighter +10%#8EB0B6
Darker −10%#577F87
Darker −20%#436268
Darker −30%#2F4549
Darker −40%#1B282A
More saturated +25%#51AEC0
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R111
G154
B162
Red111 (43.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue189.41°
Saturation (HSL)21.52%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 9A · B A2

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