#6AA79E#6AA79E
#6AA79E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.065 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AA79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 167, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 26%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 37%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.5%, 0%, 5.4%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.30, -21.82, -1.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.30, 21.88, 184.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.41% -0.0646 -0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.41% 0.065 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9319, 33.1686, 37.3769) |
| Luminance | 0.3317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.95
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 3.96
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.17
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AA79E #A76A73
analogous
#6AA77F #6AA79E #6A91A7
triadic
#6AA79E #9E6AA7 #A79E6A
tetradic
#6AA79E #7F6AA7 #A76A73 #91A76A
square
#6AA79E #7F6AA7 #A76A73 #91A76A
split-complementary
#6AA79E #A76A91 #A77F6A
monochromatic
#385F59 #4F857D #6AA79E #90BEB7 #B7D4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#6AA79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#6AA79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AA79E
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AA79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AA79E | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A19E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97999F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aa79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 167, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.065 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97c1ba',
500: '#6aa79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aa79e; $custom-light: #97c1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aa79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 167,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.148,
"s": 25.738,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68413,
"c": 0.06481,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.3317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AA79E
secondary
#C3A9AD
accent
#6673C2
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F7F6
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0E1211
muted
#7E8180