Recognised as Colour

#6FAB99

#6FAB99
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FAB99 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 171, 153 and HSL 162°, 26%, 55%. 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

#6FAB99#6FAB99

HEX#6FAB99

RGBrgb(111, 171, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6706, 0.6

RGB percentages43.5%, 67.1%, 60%

HSLhsl(162, 26.3%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162, 35.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK35.1%, 0%, 10.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,318,425

CSS custom property--colour: #6FAB99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#905466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A498no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5EACA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB6F81

Analogous#6FAB7B, #6F9FAB

Triadic#996FAB, #AB996F

Split complementary#AB6F9F, #AB7B6F

Tetradic#7B6FAB, #AB6F81, #9FAB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0F6F4

Lighter +30%#D0E3DD

Lighter +20%#AFD1C7

Lighter +10%#8FBEB0

Darker −10%#559280

Darker −20%#427263

Darker −30%#305147

Darker −40%#1D312B

More saturated +25%#53C8A4

Less saturated −25%#8C8F8E

Channel breakdown

R111

G171

B153

Red111 (43.5%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue162°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6F · G AB · B 99

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Colour values

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