#6AA3AD#6AA3AD
#6AA3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.061 H 209.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AA3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 29%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 39%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.57, -15.99, -11.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.57, 19.45, 214.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.98% -0.0532 -0.0304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.98% 0.061 209.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5812, 32.2739, 44.3559) |
| Luminance | 0.3228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.46
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.39
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.75
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.04
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.04
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AA3AD #AD746A
analogous
#6AAD95 #6AA3AD #6A82AD
triadic
#6AA3AD #AD6AA3 #A3AD6A
tetradic
#6AA3AD #956AAD #AD746A #82AD6A
square
#6AA3AD #956AAD #AD746A #82AD6A
split-complementary
#6AA3AD #AD6A82 #AD956A
monochromatic
#385E65 #4D838C #6AA3AD #91BBC3 #B9D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#6AA3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#6AA3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AA3AD
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AA3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AA3AD | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F96AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4FA8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aa3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.061 209.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98bec5',
500: '#6aa3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aa3ad; $custom-light: #98bec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aa3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.955,
"s": 29.004,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67979,
"c": 0.06127,
"h": 209.7
},
"luminance": 0.32276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AA3AD
secondary
#C8AFAB
accent
#7163C5
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F6F8
border
#CCD0D1
text
#0E1212
muted
#7E8181