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Colour

#6FA3AE

  • #6FA3AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FA3AE is a cyan with RGB values 111, 163, 174 and HSL 190°, 28%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6FA3AE#6FA3AE
HEX#6FA3AE
RGBrgb(111, 163, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6392, 0.6824
RGB percentages43.5%, 63.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(190.5, 28%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 36.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK36.2%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,316,398
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA3AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#905C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9097AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#57A8A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Dark grey · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7A6F
Analogous#6FAE9A, #6F84AE
Triadic#AE6FA3, #A3AE6F
Split complementary#AE6F84, #AE9A6F
Tetradic#9A6FAE, #AE7A6F, #84AE6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F6F7
Lighter +30%#D1E2E5
Lighter +20%#B0CDD3
Lighter +10%#90B8C0
Darker −10%#548A96
Darker −20%#426C75
Darker −30%#304E54
Darker −40%#1D3034
More saturated +25%#53B5CA
Less saturated −25%#8B9192

Channel breakdown

R111
G163
B174
Red111 (43.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue190.48°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A3 · B AE

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