#6DB2BC#6DB2BC
#6DB2BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.071 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6DB2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 178, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.55, -19.15, -11.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.55, 22.57, 211.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.15% -0.0631 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.15% 0.071 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3008, 38.7206, 53.3916) |
| Luminance | 0.3872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.88
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.79
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.82
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6DB2BC #BC776D
analogous
#6DBC9E #6DB2BC #6D8ABC
triadic
#6DB2BC #BC6DB2 #B2BC6D
tetradic
#6DB2BC #9E6DBC #BC776D #8ABC6D
square
#6DB2BC #9E6DBC #BC776D #8ABC6D
split-complementary
#6DB2BC #BC6D8A #BC9E6D
monochromatic
#376F78 #4A97A2 #6DB2BC #97C8CF #C1DEE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#6DB2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#6DB2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6DB2BC
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6DB2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6DB2BC | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7ADBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA3BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4AB8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6db2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 178, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.071 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bc9d0',
500: '#6db2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6db2bc; $custom-light: #9bc9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6db2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 178,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.595,
"s": 37.089,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72152,
"c": 0.07113,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.38723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6DB2BC
secondary
#D2B7B3
accent
#695BCD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8282