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Recognised as Colour

#6FA995

  • #6FA995
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FA995 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 169, 149 and HSL 159°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6FA995#6FA995
HEX#6FA995
RGBrgb(111, 169, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6627, 0.5843
RGB percentages43.5%, 66.3%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(159.3, 25.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.3, 34.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 11.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,317,909
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#90566A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A294no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9B96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5FAAA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.5Light seagreen · ΔE 17.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19.8Teal · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A96F83
Analogous#6FA978, #6FA0A9
Triadic#956FA9, #A9956F
Split complementary#A96FA0, #A9786F
Tetradic#786FA9, #A96F83, #A0A96F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF5F3
Lighter +30%#CFE2DC
Lighter +20%#AFCFC4
Lighter +10%#8FBCAD
Darker −10%#568F7B
Darker −20%#436F60
Darker −30%#2F5044
Darker −40%#1C3029
More saturated +25%#52C69E
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R111
G169
B149
Red111 (43.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue159.31°
Saturation (HSL)25.22%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6F · G A9 · B 95

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