#6CB4AA#6CB4AA
#6CB4AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.074 H 184.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CB4AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 180, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 32%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 40%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 0%, 5.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.56, -24.95, -2.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.56, 25.03, 184.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.97% -0.074 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.97% 0.074 184.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7585, 38.7308, 43.9301) |
| Luminance | 0.3873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.65
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.99
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.05
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.19
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CB4AA #B46C76
analogous
#6CB486 #6CB4AA #6C9AB4
triadic
#6CB4AA #AA6CB4 #B4AA6C
tetradic
#6CB4AA #866CB4 #B46C76 #9AB46C
square
#6CB4AA #866CB4 #B46C76 #9AB46C
split-complementary
#6CB4AA #B46C9A #B4866C
monochromatic
#386E66 #4D968C #6CB4AA #95C9C1 #BDDDD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#6CB4AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#6CB4AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CB4AA
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CB4AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CB4AA | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEADAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A3AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51B7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cb4aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 180, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.074 184.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9acac3',
500: '#6cb4aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cb4aa; $custom-light: #9acac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cb4aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 180,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.667,
"s": 32.432,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7197,
"c": 0.07418,
"h": 184.5
},
"luminance": 0.38733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CB4AA
secondary
#CDAFB3
accent
#5F6EC9
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F7
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0E1312
muted
#7E8281