#6CA59E#6CA59E
#6CA59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.061 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CA59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 165, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 24%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 35%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.81, -20.22, -2.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.81, 20.35, 186.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.05% -0.0604 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.05% 0.061 186.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8088, 32.5655, 37.2669) |
| Luminance | 0.3257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 3.85
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.34
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.40
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.48
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.87
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CA59E #A56C73
analogous
#6CA581 #6CA59E #6C8FA5
triadic
#6CA59E #9E6CA5 #A59E6C
tetradic
#6CA59E #816CA5 #A56C73 #8FA56C
square
#6CA59E #816CA5 #A56C73 #8FA56C
split-complementary
#6CA59E #A56C8F #A5816C
monochromatic
#395D59 #50837D #6CA59E #92BCB7 #B8D3D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#6CA59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#6CA59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CA59E
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CA59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CA59E | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9F9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58A7A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ca59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 165, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.061 186.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98c0ba',
500: '#6ca59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ca59e; $custom-light: #98c0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ca59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 165,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.632,
"s": 24.051,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68048,
"c": 0.06071,
"h": 186.1
},
"luminance": 0.32567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CA59E
secondary
#C3AAAD
accent
#6772C1
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F7F6
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0E1211
muted
#7E8180