#6AABA6#6AABA6
#6AABA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.067 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AABA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 171, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 28%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 38%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 0%, 2.9%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -21.92, -3.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 22.28, 190.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.62% -0.0662 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.62% 0.067 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3872, 34.9413, 41.3702) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.86
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.84
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.85
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 7.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AABA6 #AB6A6F
analogous
#6AAB86 #6AABA6 #6A90AB
triadic
#6AABA6 #A66AAB #ABA66A
tetradic
#6AABA6 #866AAB #AB6A6F #90AB6A
square
#6AABA6 #866AAB #AB6A6F #90AB6A
split-complementary
#6AABA6 #AB6A90 #AB866A
monochromatic
#386360 #4E8A85 #6AABA6 #91C1BD #B8D7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#6AABA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#6AABA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AABA6
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AABA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AABA6 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A5A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51AEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aaba6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 171, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.067 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98c4c0',
500: '#6aaba6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aaba6; $custom-light: #98c4c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aaba6",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 171,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.385,
"s": 27.897,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69616,
"c": 0.06713,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.34943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AABA6
secondary
#C6ABAD
accent
#646BC4
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F7
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0E1212
muted
#7E8181