#6CAEAE#6CAEAE
#6CAEAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.067 H 195.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CAEAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 174, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 29%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 38%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.9%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.91, -20.93, -6.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.91, 21.96, 197.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.69% -0.0648 -0.0183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.69% 0.067 195.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9576, 36.5143, 45.5582) |
| Luminance | 0.3652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.63
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.77
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.10
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CAEAE #AE6C6C
analogous
#6CAE8D #6CAEAE #6C8DAE
triadic
#6CAEAE #AE6CAE #AEAE6C
tetradic
#6CAEAE #8D6CAE #AE6C6C #8DAE6C
square
#6CAEAE #8D6CAE #AE6C6C #8DAE6C
split-complementary
#6CAEAE #AE6C8D #AE8D6C
monochromatic
#396767 #4E8E8E #6CAEAE #93C4C4 #BBD9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#6CAEAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#6CAEAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CAEAE
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CAEAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CAEAE | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A8AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9FAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#50B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6caeae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 174, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.067 195.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99c6c6',
500: '#6caeae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6caeae; $custom-light: #99c6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6caeae",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 174,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 28.947,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70687,
"c": 0.06737,
"h": 195.7
},
"luminance": 0.36516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CAEAE
secondary
#C9ADAD
accent
#6363C5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0E1313
muted
#7E8282