#6AB6BD#6AB6BD

#6AB6BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.076 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6AB6BD
RGB	rgb(106, 182, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 39%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(185, 44%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.61, -21.69, -10.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.61, 24.28, 206.73°)
OKLab	oklab(72.97% -0.0699 -0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(72.97% 0.076 203.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.8536, 40.1917, 54.2135)
Luminance	0.4019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6AB6BD #BD716A

analogous

#6ABD9A #6AB6BD #6A8CBD

triadic

#6AB6BD #BD6AB6 #B6BD6A

tetradic

#6AB6BD #9A6ABD #BD716A #8CBD6A

square

#6AB6BD #9A6ABD #BD716A #8CBD6A

split-complementary

#6AB6BD #BD6A8C #BD9A6A

monochromatic

#357278 #489AA2 #6AB6BD #94CBD0 #BFE0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.32

#6AB6BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.04

#6AB6BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6AB6BD

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6AB6BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6AB6BD	1.00	2.32	9.04	9.04
#FFFFFF	2.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACB0BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DA6BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42BBB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6ab6bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 182, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.076 203.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#99ccd0',
    500: '#6ab6bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6ab6bd;
$custom-light: #99ccd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6ab6bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 182,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.06,
    "s": 38.605,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72972,
    "c": 0.07608,
    "h": 203.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.40194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6AB6BD

secondary

#D2B4B1

accent

#6359CF

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0E1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #6AB6BD

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

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