#6BB4AC#6BB4AC
#6BB4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.074 H 186.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6BB4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 180, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 33%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 41%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 0%, 4.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.57, -24.73, -3.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.57, 24.92, 187.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.98% -0.0739 -0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.98% 0.074 186.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8282, 38.7447, 44.9284) |
| Luminance | 0.3875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.65
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.29
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.36
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.49
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6BB4AC #B46B73
analogous
#6BB488 #6BB4AC #6B98B4
triadic
#6BB4AC #AC6BB4 #B4AC6B
tetradic
#6BB4AC #886BB4 #B46B73 #98B46B
square
#6BB4AC #886BB4 #B46B73 #98B46B
split-complementary
#6BB4AC #B46B98 #B4886B
monochromatic
#376D67 #4C968E #6BB4AC #94C9C3 #BCDDDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#6BB4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#6BB4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6BB4AC
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6BB4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6BB4AC | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADADAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A3AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4EB7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6bb4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 180, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.074 186.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99cac4',
500: '#6bb4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6bb4ac; $custom-light: #99cac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6bb4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 180,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.425,
"s": 32.735,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71984,
"c": 0.0744,
"h": 186.7
},
"luminance": 0.38747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6BB4AC
secondary
#CCAEB2
accent
#5F6BC9
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0E1312
muted
#7E8281