#6CA5A5#6CA5A5
#6CA5A5 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.060 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CA5A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 165, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 24%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 35%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.01, -18.52, -5.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.01, 19.44, 197.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.28% -0.0573 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.28% 0.06 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4286, 32.8134, 40.5310) |
| Luminance | 0.3281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.68
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.33
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.00
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.86
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 8.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CA5A5 #A56C6C
analogous
#6CA588 #6CA5A5 #6C88A5
triadic
#6CA5A5 #A56CA5 #A5A56C
tetradic
#6CA5A5 #886CA5 #A56C6C #88A56C
square
#6CA5A5 #886CA5 #A56C6C #88A56C
split-complementary
#6CA5A5 #A56C88 #A5886C
monochromatic
#395D5D #508383 #6CA5A5 #92BCBC #B8D3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#6CA5A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#6CA5A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CA5A5
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CA5A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CA5A5 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA0A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9398A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ca5a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 165, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.060 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99bfbf',
500: '#6ca5a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ca5a5; $custom-light: #99bfbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ca5a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 165,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 24.051,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68277,
"c": 0.05962,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.32815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CA5A5
secondary
#C3AAAA
accent
#6767C1
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F7F7
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0E1212
muted
#7E8181