#6DB5BD#6DB5BD
#6DB5BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.073 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6DB5BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 181, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -20.43, -11.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 23.27, 208.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.88% -0.0663 -0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.88% 0.073 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0124, 39.9707, 54.1625) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.23
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.99
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6DB5BD #BD756D
analogous
#6DBD9D #6DB5BD #6D8DBD
triadic
#6DB5BD #BD6DB5 #B5BD6D
tetradic
#6DB5BD #9D6DBD #BD756D #8DBD6D
square
#6DB5BD #9D6DBD #BD756D #8DBD6D
split-complementary
#6DB5BD #BD6D8D #BD9D6D
monochromatic
#377279 #4A9AA3 #6DB5BD #97CAD0 #C1E0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#6DB5BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#6DB5BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6DB5BD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6DB5BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6DB5BD | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 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)
#ABAFBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#48BAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6db5bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 181, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.073 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bcbd0',
500: '#6db5bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6db5bd; $custom-light: #9bcbd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6db5bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 181,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 37.736,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72883,
"c": 0.07306,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.39973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6DB5BD
secondary
#D3B6B3
accent
#665ACE
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8282