#6AAEBD#6AAEBD
#6AAEBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.072 H 213.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AAEBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 174, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 39%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.28, -17.56, -14.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.28, 22.71, 219.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.11% -0.0603 -0.0397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.11% 0.072 213.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2618, 37.0082, 53.6829) |
| Luminance | 0.3701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.42
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.28
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.34
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.03
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AAEBD #BD796A
analogous
#6ABDA2 #6AAEBD #6A84BD
triadic
#6AAEBD #BD6AAE #AEBD6A
tetradic
#6AAEBD #A26ABD #BD796A #84BD6A
square
#6AAEBD #A26ABD #BD796A #84BD6A
split-complementary
#6AAEBD #BD6A84 #BDA26A
monochromatic
#356C78 #4892A2 #6AAEBD #94C5D0 #BFDCE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#6AAEBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#6AAEBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AAEBD
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AAEBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AAEBD | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A0BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#44B4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aaebd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 174, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.072 213.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99c6d0',
500: '#6aaebd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aaebd; $custom-light: #99c6d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aaebd",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 174,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.843,
"s": 38.605,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71114,
"c": 0.07218,
"h": 213.3
},
"luminance": 0.3701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AAEBD
secondary
#D2B7B1
accent
#6E59CF
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8282