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Recognised as Colour

#6FA9B0

  • #6FA9B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FA9B0 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 169, 176 and HSL 186°, 29%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6FA9B0#6FA9B0
HEX#6FA9B0
RGBrgb(111, 169, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6627, 0.6902
RGB percentages43.5%, 66.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(186.5, 29.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 36.9%, 69%)
CMYK36.9%, 4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,317,936
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA9B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#90564F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A4B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#959CB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55AEABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 5.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1Light blue · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0766F
Analogous#6FB097, #6F89B0
Triadic#B06FA9, #A9B06F
Split complementary#B06F89, #B0966F
Tetradic#966FB0, #B0766F, #89B06F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8F8
Lighter +30%#D2E4E6
Lighter +20%#B1D0D4
Lighter +10%#90BDC2
Darker −10%#549198
Darker −20%#427277
Darker −30%#2F5257
Darker −40%#1D3336
More saturated +25%#53BFCC
Less saturated −25%#8B9394

Channel breakdown

R111
G169
B176
Red111 (43.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue186.46°
Saturation (HSL)29.15%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A9 · B B0

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