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Recognised as Colour

#6FA494

  • #6FA494
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FA494 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 164, 148 and HSL 162°, 23%, 54%. 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

#6FA494#6FA494
HEX#6FA494
RGBrgb(111, 164, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6431, 0.5804
RGB percentages43.5%, 64.3%, 58%
HSLhsl(161.9, 22.6%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.9, 32.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK32.3%, 0%, 9.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,316,628
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA494;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#905B6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19D93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#979795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#60A59Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 18.8Light seagreen · ΔE 18.9Teal · ΔE 20.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A46F7F
Analogous#6FA47A, #6F9AA4
Triadic#946FA4, #A4946F
Split complementary#A46F9A, #A47A6F
Tetradic#796FA4, #A46F7F, #9AA46F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF3F1
Lighter +30%#CDDFDA
Lighter +20%#AECBC2
Lighter +10%#8EB8AB
Darker −10%#57897A
Darker −20%#436A5E
Darker −30%#2F4B42
Darker −40%#1B2C27
More saturated +25%#52C1A0
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R111
G164
B148
Red111 (43.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue161.89°
Saturation (HSL)22.55%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6F · G A4 · B 94

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