#609CA5#609CA5
#609CA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.064 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #609CA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(96, 156, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 42%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.76, -17.05, -10.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.76, 20.19, 212.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.52% -0.0563 -0.0297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.52% 0.064 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5014, 28.9787, 39.9451) |
| Luminance | 0.2898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.28
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.64
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.02
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.20
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#609CA5 #A56960
analogous
#60A58B #609CA5 #6079A5
triadic
#609CA5 #A5609C #9CA560
tetradic
#609CA5 #8B60A5 #A56960 #79A560
square
#609CA5 #8B60A5 #A56960 #79A560
split-complementary
#609CA5 #A56079 #A58B60
monochromatic
#325359 #487880 #609CA5 #87B4BB #AECDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#609CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#609CA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #609CA5
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##609CA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##609CA5 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878FA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #609ca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 156, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.064 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91b9bf',
500: '#609ca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #609ca5; $custom-light: #91b9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#609ca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 96,
"g": 156,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.826,
"s": 27.711,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65521,
"c": 0.06365,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.2898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#609CA5
secondary
#C0A5A1
accent
#7064C4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1112
muted
#7E8081