Recognised as Colour
#6FA29C
- #6FA29C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6FA29C is a cyan with RGB values 111, 162, 156 and HSL 173°, 22%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6FA29C#6FA29C
HEX#6FA29C
RGBrgb(111, 162, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6353, 0.6118
RGB percentages43.5%, 63.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(172.9, 21.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 31.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK31.5%, 0%, 3.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,316,124
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA29C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#905D63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A26F75
Analogous#6FA283, #6F8EA2
Triadic#9C6FA2, #A29C6F
Split complementary#A26F8E, #A2836F
Tetradic#836FA2, #A26F75, #8EA26F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R111
G162
B156
Red111 (43.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue172.94°
Saturation (HSL)21.52%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6F · G A2 · B 9C
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