#6AE5EF#6AE5EF
#6AE5EF is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.653; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.110 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AE5EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 229, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 81%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 56%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.6%, 4.2%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.65, -31.47, -15.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.65, 34.99, 205.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.57% -0.1018 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.57% 0.11 202.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5367, 65.3299, 91.6440) |
| Luminance | 0.6533 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 2.63
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 3.94
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 4.72
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.89
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 5.54
Bright Cyan
#41FDFE
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AE5EF #EF746A
analogous
#6AEFB6 #6AE5EF #6AA3EF
triadic
#6AE5EF #EF6AE5 #E5EF6A
tetradic
#6AE5EF #B66AEF #EF746A #A3EF6A
square
#6AE5EF #B66AEF #EF746A #A3EF6A
split-complementary
#6AE5EF #EF6AA3 #EFB66A
monochromatic
#16BCC9 #33DBE9 #6AE5EF #A1EFF5 #D9F8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#6AE5EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.07
#6AE5EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AE5EF
14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AE5EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AE5EF | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.07 | 14.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6DCF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1CDF0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00EDE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ae5ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 229, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.110 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0edf4',
500: '#6ae5ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ae5ef; $custom-light: #a0edf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ae5ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 229,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.511,
"s": 80.606,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85571,
"c": 0.11025,
"h": 202.6
},
"luminance": 0.65335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AE5EF
secondary
#C64237
accent
#1909DD
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F7FEFE
border
#D0D6D6
text
#101617
muted
#818585