#6AA3A8#6AA3A8
#6AA3A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.060 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AA3A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 163, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 26%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 37%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.9%, 3%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.41, -17.28, -8.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.41, 19.26, 206.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.8% -0.0553 -0.0233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.8% 0.06 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1064, 32.0840, 41.8554) |
| Luminance | 0.3209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.70
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.24
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.35
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.88
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AA3A8 #A86F6A
analogous
#6AA88E #6AA3A8 #6A84A8
triadic
#6AA3A8 #A86AA3 #A3A86A
tetradic
#6AA3A8 #8E6AA8 #A86F6A #84A86A
square
#6AA3A8 #8E6AA8 #A86F6A #84A86A
split-complementary
#6AA3A8 #A86A84 #A88E6A
monochromatic
#385C60 #4E8286 #6AA3A8 #91BBBF #B7D3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#6AA3A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#6AA3A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AA3A8
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AA3A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AA3A8 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9EA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9096A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aa3a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 163, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.060 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97bec1',
500: '#6aa3a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aa3a8; $custom-light: #97bec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aa3a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 163,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.839,
"s": 26.271,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67802,
"c": 0.06,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.32086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AA3A8
secondary
#C4ACAA
accent
#6D65C3
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F6F7
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0E1212
muted
#7E8181