#6AAF9C#6AAF9C
#6AAF9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.076 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AAF9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 175, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 30%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 39%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.4%, 0%, 10.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.61, -26.31, 2.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.61, 26.47, 173.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.26% -0.0756 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.26% 0.076 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2723, 36.1226, 36.9813) |
| Luminance | 0.3612 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.20
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.43
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.71
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.06
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AAF9C #AF6A7D
analogous
#6AAF79 #6AAF9C #6AA0AF
triadic
#6AAF9C #9C6AAF #AF9C6A
tetradic
#6AAF9C #796AAF #AF6A7D #A0AF6A
square
#6AAF9C #796AAF #AF6A7D #A0AF6A
split-complementary
#6AAF9C #AF6AA0 #AF796A
monochromatic
#37675A #4D8F7D #6AAF9C #92C4B6 #BADAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#6AAF9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#6AAF9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AAF9C
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AAF9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AAF9C | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA79B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9F9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aaf9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 175, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.076 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98c7b9',
500: '#6aaf9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aaf9c; $custom-light: #98c7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aaf9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 175,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.478,
"s": 30.131,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70258,
"c": 0.07595,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.36124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AAF9C
secondary
#C9ACB4
accent
#617DC6
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F6
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0E1311
muted
#7E8280