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Recognised as Colour

#6FC5CF

  • #6FC5CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6FC5CF is a cyan with RGB values 111, 197, 207 and HSL 186°, 50%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6FC5CF#6FC5CF
HEX#6FC5CF
RGBrgb(111, 197, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7725, 0.8118
RGB percentages43.5%, 77.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(186.3, 50%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 46.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK46.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,325,135
CSS custom property--colour: #6FC5CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#903A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B3CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3CCBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 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 text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 15.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF796F
Analogous#6FCFA9, #6F95CF
Triadic#CF6FC5, #C5CF6F
Split complementary#CF6F95, #CFA96F
Tetradic#A96FCF, #CF796F, #95CF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F3F5
Lighter +20%#BBE4E9
Lighter +10%#95D4DC
Darker −10%#49B6C2
Darker −20%#3697A2
Darker −30%#29737C
Darker −40%#1C5056
More saturated +25%#57D8E7
Less saturated −25%#87B2B7

Channel breakdown

R111
G197
B207
Red111 (43.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue186.25°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G C5 · B CF

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