#6CB4BD#6CB4BD

#6CB4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.073 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6CB4BD
RGB	rgb(108, 180, 189)
HSL	hsl(187, 38%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(187, 43%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.11, -20.17, -11.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.11, 23.29, 210.01°)
OKLab	oklab(72.6% -0.0659 -0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(72.6% 0.073 205.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.6875, 39.5024, 54.0892)
Luminance	0.3951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6CB4BD #BD756C

analogous

#6CBD9D #6CB4BD #6C8BBD

triadic

#6CB4BD #BD6CB4 #B4BD6C

tetradic

#6CB4BD #9D6CBD #BD756C #8BBD6C

square

#6CB4BD #9D6CBD #BD756C #8BBD6C

split-complementary

#6CB4BD #BD6C8B #BD9D6C

monochromatic

#367178 #4999A3 #6CB4BD #96CAD0 #C0DFE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#6CB4BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.90

#6CB4BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6CB4BD

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6CB4BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6CB4BD	1.00	2.36	8.90	8.90
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A9AFBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CA4BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47BAB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6cb4bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 180, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.073 205.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9bcad0',
    500: '#6cb4bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6cb4bd;
$custom-light: #9bcad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6cb4bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.667,
    "s": 38.028,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72602,
    "c": 0.0733,
    "h": 205.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6CB4BD

secondary

#D3B6B2

accent

#675ACE

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0E1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #6CB4BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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