#6DB5BC#6DB5BC
#6DB5BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.073 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6DB5BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 181, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -20.69, -10.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 23.27, 207.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.85% -0.0667 -0.0292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.85% 0.073 203.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9043, 39.9274, 53.5928) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.48
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.97
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6DB5BC #BC746D
analogous
#6DBC9B #6DB5BC #6D8DBC
triadic
#6DB5BC #BC6DB5 #B5BC6D
tetradic
#6DB5BC #9B6DBC #BC746D #8DBC6D
square
#6DB5BC #9B6DBC #BC746D #8DBC6D
split-complementary
#6DB5BC #BC6D8D #BC9B6D
monochromatic
#377278 #4A9AA2 #6DB5BC #97CACF #C1E0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#6DB5BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#6DB5BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6DB5BC
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6DB5BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6DB5BC | 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)
#ABAFBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#49BAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6db5bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 181, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.073 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bcbd0',
500: '#6db5bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6db5bc; $custom-light: #9bcbd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6db5bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 181,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.316,
"s": 37.089,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72848,
"c": 0.07286,
"h": 203.7
},
"luminance": 0.3993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6DB5BC
secondary
#D2B5B3
accent
#655BCD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8282