Recognised as Colour
#6FB9BD
- #6FB9BD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6FB9BD is a cyan with RGB values 111, 185, 189 and HSL 183°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6FB9BD#6FB9BD
HEX#6FB9BD
RGBrgb(111, 185, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7255, 0.7412
RGB percentages43.5%, 72.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(183.1, 37.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.1, 41.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK41.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,322,045
CSS custom property--colour: #6FB9BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41752WCAG 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 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#904642
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD736F
Analogous#6FBD9A, #6F92BD
Triadic#BD6FB9, #B9BD6F
Split complementary#BD6F92, #BD9A6F
Tetradic#9A6FBD, #BD736F, #92BD6F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R111
G185
B189
Red111 (43.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue183.08°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G B9 · B BD
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