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Recognised as Colour

#6FA2AC

  • #6FA2AC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FA2AC is a cyan with RGB values 111, 162, 172 and HSL 190°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6FA2AC#6FA2AC
HEX#6FA2AC
RGBrgb(111, 162, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6353, 0.6745
RGB percentages43.5%, 63.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(189.8, 26.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 35.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK35.5%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,316,140
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA2AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#905D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F96ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#58A7A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 19Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC796F
Analogous#6FAC98, #6F84AC
Triadic#AC6FA2, #A2AC6F
Split complementary#AC6F84, #AC986F
Tetradic#976FAC, #AC796F, #84AC6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F6F7
Lighter +30%#D0E1E4
Lighter +20%#B0CCD1
Lighter +10%#8FB7BF
Darker −10%#558993
Darker −20%#426B73
Darker −30%#304D52
Darker −40%#1D2F32
More saturated +25%#53B5C8
Less saturated −25%#8B8F90

Channel breakdown

R111
G162
B172
Red111 (43.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue189.84°
Saturation (HSL)26.87%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A2 · B AC

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