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Recognised as Colour

#6FB2BB

  • #6FB2BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FB2BB is a cyan with RGB values 111, 178, 187 and HSL 187°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6FB2BB#6FB2BB
HEX#6FB2BB
RGBrgb(111, 178, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.698, 0.7333
RGB percentages43.5%, 69.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(187.1, 35.8%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 40.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK40.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,320,251
CSS custom property--colour: #6FB2BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#904D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ADBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA3BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4EB7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 17.2Powder blue · ΔE 18.5Light seagreen · ΔE 19.5Dark cyan · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB786F
Analogous#6FBB9E, #6F8CBB
Triadic#BB6FB2, #B2BB6F
Split complementary#BB6F8C, #BB9E6F
Tetradic#9E6FBB, #BB786F, #8CBB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFC
Lighter +30%#D7EAEC
Lighter +20%#B4D7DC
Lighter +10%#92C5CB
Darker −10%#4F9DA8
Darker −20%#3F7D85
Darker −30%#2F5C62
Darker −40%#1E3C40
More saturated +25%#54C6D5
Less saturated −25%#8A9EA0

Channel breakdown

R111
G178
B187
Red111 (43.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue187.11°
Saturation (HSL)35.85%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G B2 · B BB

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