#6AA996#6AA996
#6AA996 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.071 H 173.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AA996 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 169, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 27%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 37%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.3%, 0%, 11.2%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.68, -24.69, 3.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.68, 24.93, 172.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.65% -0.0707 0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.65% 0.071 173) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6348, 33.6405, 33.9907) |
| Luminance | 0.3364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.67
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.14
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.40
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.20
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.30
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AA996 #A96A7D
analogous
#6AA977 #6AA996 #6A9DA9
triadic
#6AA996 #966AA9 #A9966A
tetradic
#6AA996 #776AA9 #A96A7D #9DA96A
square
#6AA996 #776AA9 #A96A7D #9DA96A
split-complementary
#6AA996 #A96A9D #A9776A
monochromatic
#386154 #4E8876 #6AA996 #91BFB1 #B8D6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#6AA996 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#6AA996 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AA996
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AA996 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AA996 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A195
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#57AAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aa996; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 169, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.071 173.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97c3b4',
500: '#6aa996',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aa996; $custom-light: #97c3b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aa996",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 169,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.905,
"s": 26.809,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68647,
"c": 0.07128,
"h": 173
},
"luminance": 0.33642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AA996
secondary
#C5AAB2
accent
#6581C3
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F6
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0E1211
muted
#7E8180