#609C9C#609C9C
#609C9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.062 H 195.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #609C9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(96, 156, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 24%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 38%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.5%, 0%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.48, -19.40, -6.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.48, 20.35, 197.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.2% -0.0601 -0.0169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.2% 0.062 195.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7109, 28.6625, 35.7817) |
| Luminance | 0.2866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 1.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.79
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.26
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.34
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.90
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#609C9C #9C6060
analogous
#609C7E #609C9C #607E9C
triadic
#609C9C #9C609C #9C9C60
tetradic
#609C9C #7E609C #9C6060 #7E9C60
square
#609C9C #7E609C #9C6060 #7E9C60
split-complementary
#609C9C #9C607E #9C7E60
monochromatic
#315050 #497676 #609C9C #85B4B4 #ABCBCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#609C9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#609C9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #609C9C
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##609C9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##609C9C | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95979C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8E9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#46A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #609c9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 156, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.062 195.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90b9b9',
500: '#609c9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #609c9c; $custom-light: #90b9b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#609c9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 96,
"g": 156,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 23.81,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65203,
"c": 0.06244,
"h": 195.7
},
"luminance": 0.28664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#609C9C
secondary
#BA9E9E
accent
#6868C0
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1111
muted
#7E8080