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Recognised as Colour

#6FB8C2

  • #6FB8C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6FB8C2 is a cyan with RGB values 111, 184, 194 and HSL 187°, 40%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6FB8C2#6FB8C2
HEX#6FB8C2
RGBrgb(111, 184, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7216, 0.7608
RGB percentages43.5%, 72.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(187.2, 40.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 42.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK42.8%, 5.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,321,794
CSS custom property--colour: #6FB8C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#90473D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB3C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA8C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#49BEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 16.2Powder blue · ΔE 17.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7Light seagreen · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2796F
Analogous#6FC2A3, #6F8FC2
Triadic#C26FB8, #B8C26F
Split complementary#C26F8F, #C2A36F
Tetradic#A36FC2, #C2796F, #8FC26F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAEDF0
Lighter +20%#B7DBE0
Lighter +10%#93CAD1
Darker −10%#4CA6B2
Darker −20%#3C858F
Darker −30%#2D636B
Darker −40%#1E4247
More saturated +25%#55CBDC
Less saturated −25%#89A5A8

Channel breakdown

R111
G184
B194
Red111 (43.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue187.23°
Saturation (HSL)40.49%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G B8 · B C2

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