#6CAABC#6CAABC
#6CAABC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.069 H 218.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CAABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 170, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.19, -15.22, -15.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.19, 21.72, 225.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.26% -0.0542 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.26% 0.069 218.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6329, 35.5664, 52.8707) |
| Luminance | 0.3557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.88
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.74
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.98
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.10
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CAABC #BC7E6C
analogous
#6CBCA6 #6CAABC #6C82BC
triadic
#6CAABC #BC6CAA #AABC6C
tetradic
#6CAABC #A66CBC #BC7E6C #82BC6C
square
#6CAABC #A66CBC #BC7E6C #82BC6C
split-complementary
#6CAABC #BC6C82 #BCA66C
monochromatic
#366977 #4A8EA1 #6CAABC #96C2CF #C0DBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#6CAABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#6CAABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CAABC
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CAABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CAABC | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929DBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#49B0B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6caabc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 170, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.069 218.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ac3d0',
500: '#6caabc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6caabc; $custom-light: #9ac3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6caabc",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 170,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.5,
"s": 37.383,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70255,
"c": 0.06896,
"h": 218.2
},
"luminance": 0.35568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CAABC
secondary
#D2B9B2
accent
#745ACD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1214
muted
#7E8182