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Recognised as Colour

#6FC5CD

  • #6FC5CD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6FC5CD is a cyan with RGB values 111, 197, 205 and HSL 185°, 48%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6FC5CD#6FC5CD
HEX#6FC5CD
RGBrgb(111, 197, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7725, 0.8039
RGB percentages43.5%, 77.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(185.1, 48.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 45.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK45.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,325,133
CSS custom property--colour: #6FC5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#903A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3ECBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Light blue · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD776F
Analogous#6FCDA6, #6F96CD
Triadic#CD6FC5, #C5CD6F
Split complementary#CD6F96, #CDA66F
Tetradic#A66FCD, #CD776F, #96CD6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F3F4
Lighter +20%#BBE3E7
Lighter +10%#95D4DA
Darker −10%#49B6C0
Darker −20%#37969F
Darker −30%#2A7279
Darker −40%#1D4F53
More saturated +25%#57D9E5
Less saturated −25%#87B1B5

Channel breakdown

R111
G197
B205
Red111 (43.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue185.11°
Saturation (HSL)48.45%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G C5 · B CD

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