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Recognised as Colour

#6FACA1

  • #6FACA1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FACA1 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 172, 161 and HSL 169°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6FACA1#6FACA1
HEX#6FACA1
RGBrgb(111, 172, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6745, 0.6314
RGB percentages43.5%, 67.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(169.2, 26.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 35.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,318,689
CSS custom property--colour: #6FACA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35458WCAG 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 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#90535E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A5A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#5BAEA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.8Light seagreen · ΔE 16.3Dark cyan · ΔE 18.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.1Teal · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC6F7A
Analogous#6FAC83, #6F99AC
Triadic#A16FAC, #ACA16F
Split complementary#AC6F99, #AC836F
Tetradic#826FAC, #AC6F7A, #99AC6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F7F5
Lighter +30%#D0E4E0
Lighter +20%#B0D1CB
Lighter +10%#8FBFB6
Darker −10%#559388
Darker −20%#42736A
Darker −30%#30524C
Darker −40%#1D322E
More saturated +25%#53C8B3
Less saturated −25%#8B908F

Channel breakdown

R111
G172
B161
Red111 (43.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue169.18°
Saturation (HSL)26.87%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6F · G AC · B A1

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