#6CA99E#6CA99E
#6CA99E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.066 H 181.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CA99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 169, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 26%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 36%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.1%, 0%, 6.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.99, -22.27, -0.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.99, 22.28, 181.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.99% -0.0655 -0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.99% 0.066 181.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5416, 34.0310, 37.5112) |
| Luminance | 0.3403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 3.97
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.02
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.22
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.39
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CA99E #A96C77
analogous
#6CA980 #6CA99E #6C96A9
triadic
#6CA99E #9E6CA9 #A99E6C
tetradic
#6CA99E #806CA9 #A96C77 #96A96C
square
#6CA99E #806CA9 #A96C77 #96A96C
split-complementary
#6CA99E #A96C96 #A9806C
monochromatic
#39625A #50887E #6CA99E #93C0B7 #B9D6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#6CA99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#6CA99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CA99E
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CA99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CA99E | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A29E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999A9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ca99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 169, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.066 181.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99c2ba',
500: '#6ca99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ca99e; $custom-light: #99c2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ca99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 169,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.18,
"s": 26.18,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68994,
"c": 0.06551,
"h": 181.7
},
"luminance": 0.34033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CA99E
secondary
#C5ABB0
accent
#6576C3
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F7F6
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0E1211
muted
#7E8180