#6AA4A8#6AA4A8
#6AA4A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.061 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AA4A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 164, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 26%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 37%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.71, -17.80, -8.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.71, 19.54, 204.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.04% -0.0565 -0.0221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.04% 0.061 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2847, 32.4405, 41.9148) |
| Luminance | 0.3244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.58
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.36
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.61
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AA4A8 #A86E6A
analogous
#6AA88D #6AA4A8 #6A85A8
triadic
#6AA4A8 #A86AA4 #A4A86A
tetradic
#6AA4A8 #8D6AA8 #A86E6A #85A86A
square
#6AA4A8 #8D6AA8 #A86E6A #85A86A
split-complementary
#6AA4A8 #A86A85 #A88D6A
monochromatic
#385D60 #4E8386 #6AA4A8 #91BCBF #B7D3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#6AA4A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#6AA4A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AA4A8
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AA4A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AA4A8 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9FA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9197A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aa4a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 164, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.061 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97bfc1',
500: '#6aa4a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aa4a8; $custom-light: #97bfc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aa4a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 164,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.871,
"s": 26.271,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68036,
"c": 0.06073,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.32442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AA4A8
secondary
#C4ABAA
accent
#6B65C3
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F7F7
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0E1212
muted
#7E8181