#6CA8AD#6CA8AD
#6CA8AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.063 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CA8AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 168, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 28%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 38%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.13, -18.08, -8.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.13, 20.08, 205.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.25% -0.0578 -0.024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.25% 0.063 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7271, 34.2087, 44.6690) |
| Luminance | 0.3421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.69
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.77
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.62
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CA8AD #AD716C
analogous
#6CAD91 #6CA8AD #6C88AD
triadic
#6CA8AD #AD6CA8 #A8AD6C
tetradic
#6CA8AD #916CAD #AD716C #88AD6C
square
#6CA8AD #916CAD #AD716C #88AD6C
split-complementary
#6CA8AD #AD6C88 #AD916C
monochromatic
#396266 #4F888D #6CA8AD #93BFC3 #BBD7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#6CA8AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#6CA8AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CA8AD
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CA8AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CA8AD | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A3AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949AAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#52ACA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ca8ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 168, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.063 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99c2c5',
500: '#6ca8ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ca8ad; $custom-light: #99c2c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ca8ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 168,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.615,
"s": 28.384,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69251,
"c": 0.06256,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.34211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CA8AD
secondary
#C8AFAD
accent
#6B63C5
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F7F8
border
#CCD0D1
text
#0E1212
muted
#7E8181