#6CB5BE#6CB5BE
#6CB5BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.074 H 205.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CB5BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 181, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 39%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.2%, 4.7%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -20.42, -11.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 23.55, 209.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.87% -0.0667 -0.0322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.87% 0.074 205.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9990, 39.9512, 54.7304) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.35
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.94
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CB5BE #BE756C
analogous
#6CBE9E #6CB5BE #6C8CBE
triadic
#6CB5BE #BE6CB5 #B5BE6C
tetradic
#6CB5BE #9E6CBE #BE756C #8CBE6C
square
#6CB5BE #9E6CBE #BE756C #8CBE6C
split-complementary
#6CB5BE #BE6C8C #BE9E6C
monochromatic
#36727A #499AA4 #6CB5BE #96CAD1 #C1E0E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#6CB5BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#6CB5BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CB5BE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CB5BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CB5BE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB0BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#46BBB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cb5be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 181, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.074 205.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bcbd1',
500: '#6cb5be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cb5be; $custom-light: #9bcbd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cb5be",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 181,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.585,
"s": 38.679,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72869,
"c": 0.0741,
"h": 205.8
},
"luminance": 0.39954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CB5BE
secondary
#D3B6B3
accent
#6659CF
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8282