#6CB8BE#6CB8BE
#6CB8BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.076 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CB8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 184, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 39%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.30, -21.95, -10.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.30, 24.30, 205.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.57% -0.0703 -0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.57% 0.076 202.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6156, 41.1843, 54.9359) |
| Luminance | 0.4119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.75
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.75
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.93
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.97
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CB8BE #BE726C
analogous
#6CBE9B #6CB8BE #6C8FBE
triadic
#6CB8BE #BE6CB8 #B8BE6C
tetradic
#6CB8BE #9B6CBE #BE726C #8FBE6C
square
#6CB8BE #9B6CBE #BE726C #8FBE6C
split-complementary
#6CB8BE #BE6C8F #BE9B6C
monochromatic
#36757A #499DA4 #6CB8BE #96CCD1 #C1E1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#6CB8BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#6CB8BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CB8BE
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CB8BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CB8BE | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB2BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A7BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#45BDBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cb8be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 184, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.076 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bcdd1',
500: '#6cb8be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cb8be; $custom-light: #9bcdd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cb8be",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 184,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.39,
"s": 38.679,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73566,
"c": 0.07592,
"h": 202.2
},
"luminance": 0.41187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CB8BE
secondary
#D3B5B3
accent
#6259CF
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F9F9
border
#CCD2D2
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8282