#6CAAAE#6CAAAE
#6CAAAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.064 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CAAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 170, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 29%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 38%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.9%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, -18.87, -8.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 20.64, 203.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.75% -0.0599 -0.023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.75% 0.064 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1963, 34.9917, 45.3045) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.66
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.46
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CAAAE #AE706C
analogous
#6CAE91 #6CAAAE #6C89AE
triadic
#6CAAAE #AE6CAA #AAAE6C
tetradic
#6CAAAE #916CAE #AE706C #89AE6C
square
#6CAAAE #916CAE #AE706C #89AE6C
split-complementary
#6CAAAE #AE6C89 #AE916C
monochromatic
#396467 #4E8A8E #6CAAAE #93C1C4 #BBD8D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#6CAAAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#6CAAAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CAAAE
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CAAAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CAAAE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A5AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51AEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6caaae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 170, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.064 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99c3c6',
500: '#6caaae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6caaae; $custom-light: #99c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6caaae",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 170,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.636,
"s": 28.947,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69752,
"c": 0.06413,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.34994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CAAAE
secondary
#C9AFAD
accent
#6963C5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0E1213
muted
#7E8182