#6AB3BD#6AB3BD

#6AB3BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.074 H 206.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6AB3BD
RGB	rgb(106, 179, 189)
HSL	hsl(187, 39%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(187, 44%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.73, -20.15, -12.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.73, 23.57, 211.25°)
OKLab	oklab(72.27% -0.0663 -0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(72.27% 0.074 206.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.2458, 38.9761, 54.0109)
Luminance	0.3898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6AB3BD #BD746A

analogous

#6ABD9D #6AB3BD #6A89BD

triadic

#6AB3BD #BD6AB3 #B3BD6A

tetradic

#6AB3BD #9D6ABD #BD746A #89BD6A

square

#6AB3BD #9D6ABD #BD746A #89BD6A

split-complementary

#6AB3BD #BD6A89 #BD9D6A

monochromatic

#357078 #4897A2 #6AB3BD #94C9D0 #BFDEE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.39

#6AB3BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.80

#6AB3BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6AB3BD

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6AB3BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6AB3BD	1.00	2.39	8.80	8.80
#FFFFFF	2.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA3BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43B9B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6ab3bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 179, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.074 206.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#99cad0',
    500: '#6ab3bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6ab3bd;
$custom-light: #99cad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6ab3bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.229,
    "s": 38.605,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72274,
    "c": 0.07436,
    "h": 206.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6AB3BD

secondary

#D2B5B1

accent

#6759CF

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0E1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #6AB3BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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