#6CA3AF#6CA3AF

#6CA3AF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.060 H 212.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6CA3AF
RGB	rgb(108, 163, 175)
HSL	hsl(191, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(191, 38%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.73, -14.93, -11.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.73, 19.12, 218.64°)
OKLab	oklab(68.16% -0.0506 -0.0327)
OKLCH	oklch(68.16% 0.06 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.0167, 32.4759, 45.3940)
Luminance	0.3248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6CA3AF #AF786C

analogous

#6CAF99 #6CA3AF #6C81AF

triadic

#6CA3AF #AF6CA3 #A3AF6C

tetradic

#6CA3AF #996CAF #AF786C #81AF6C

square

#6CA3AF #996CAF #AF786C #81AF6C

split-complementary

#6CA3AF #AF6C81 #AF996C

monochromatic

#396068 #4E8490 #6CA3AF #94BCC5 #BBD5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#6CA3AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.50

#6CA3AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6CA3AF

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6CA3AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6CA3AF	1.00	2.80	7.50	7.50
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#999FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E97AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52A8A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6ca3af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 163, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.060 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#99bec6',
    500: '#6ca3af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6ca3af;
$custom-light: #99bec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6ca3af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.746,
    "s": 29.515,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68159,
    "c": 0.06032,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.32478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6CA3AF

secondary

#C9B2AD

accent

#7462C6

background

#F9FBFC

surface

#F2F6F8

border

#CCD0D1

text

#0E1213

muted

#7E8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #6CA3AF

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

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