#6CAEB7#6CAEB7
#6CAEB7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.068 H 206.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CAEB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 174, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 34%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 41%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 4.9%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.18, -18.64, -11.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.18, 21.75, 211.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71% -0.0611 -0.0308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71% 0.068 206.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8645, 36.8770, 50.3348) |
| Luminance | 0.3688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.60
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.35
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.42
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.34
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CAEB7 #B7756C
analogous
#6CB79B #6CAEB7 #6C89B7
triadic
#6CAEB7 #B76CAE #AEB76C
tetradic
#6CAEB7 #9B6CB7 #B7756C #89B76C
square
#6CAEB7 #9B6CB7 #B7756C #89B76C
split-complementary
#6CAEB7 #B76C89 #B79B6C
monochromatic
#376A71 #4C919A #6CAEB7 #95C5CB #BEDBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#6CAEB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#6CAEB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CAEB7
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CAEB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CAEB7 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A9B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979FB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4BB3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6caeb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 174, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.068 206.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ac6cc',
500: '#6caeb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6caeb7; $custom-light: #9ac6cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6caeb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 174,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.2,
"s": 34.247,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70997,
"c": 0.06844,
"h": 206.8
},
"luminance": 0.36879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CAEB7
secondary
#CFB4B0
accent
#6B5DCA
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0E1313
muted
#7E8282