#6CA99D#6CA99D
#6CA99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.066 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CA99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 169, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 26%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 36%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.96, -22.50, -0.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.96, 22.50, 180.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.96% -0.0659 -0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.96% 0.066 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4559, 33.9968, 37.0597) |
| Luminance | 0.3400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 3.85
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.86
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.02
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CA99D #A96C78
analogous
#6CA97F #6CA99D #6C97A9
triadic
#6CA99D #9D6CA9 #A99D6C
tetradic
#6CA99D #7F6CA9 #A96C78 #97A96C
square
#6CA99D #7F6CA9 #A96C78 #97A96C
split-complementary
#6CA99D #A96C97 #A97F6C
monochromatic
#39625A #50887D #6CA99D #93C0B7 #B9D6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#6CA99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#6CA99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CA99D
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CA99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CA99D | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A29D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999A9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58ABA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ca99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 169, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.066 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98c2b9',
500: '#6ca99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ca99d; $custom-light: #98c2b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ca99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 169,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.197,
"s": 26.18,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68963,
"c": 0.06592,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.33998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CA99D
secondary
#C5ABB1
accent
#6578C3
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F7F6
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0E1211
muted
#7E8180