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Recognised as Colour

#6FBB9F

  • #6FBB9F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6FBB9F is a cyan with RGB values 111, 187, 159 and HSL 158°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6FBB9F#6FBB9F
HEX#6FBB9F
RGBrgb(111, 187, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7333, 0.6235
RGB percentages43.5%, 73.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(157.9, 35.8%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.9, 40.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK40.6%, 0%, 15%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,322,527
CSS custom property--colour: #6FBB9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#904460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B29Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA9A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#59BCB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 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 text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.9Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 18Cadetblue · ΔE 20Turquoise · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB6F8B
Analogous#6FBB79, #6FB1BB
Triadic#9F6FBB, #BB9F6F
Split complementary#BB6FB1, #BB796F
Tetradic#796FBB, #BB6F8B, #B1BB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFB
Lighter +30%#D7ECE4
Lighter +20%#B4DCCD
Lighter +10%#92CBB6
Darker −10%#4FA887
Darker −20%#3F856B
Darker −30%#2F624F
Darker −40%#1E4033
More saturated +25%#54D5A6
Less saturated −25%#8AA098

Channel breakdown

R111
G187
B159
Red111 (43.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue157.89°
Saturation (HSL)35.85%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6F · G BB · B 9F

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