#6DC6C8#6DC6C8
#6DC6C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.086 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6DC6C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 198, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 45%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 46%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 1%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.70, -26.13, -9.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.70, 27.74, 199.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.21% -0.0818 -0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.21% 0.086 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9220, 47.8065, 61.9143) |
| Luminance | 0.4781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.31
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.71
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6DC6C8 #C86F6D
analogous
#6DC89C #6DC6C8 #6D98C8
triadic
#6DC6C8 #C86DC6 #C6C86D
tetradic
#6DC6C8 #9C6DC8 #C86F6D #98C86D
square
#6DC6C8 #9C6DC8 #C86F6D #98C86D
split-complementary
#6DC6C8 #C86D98 #C89C6D
monochromatic
#338688 #44B2B4 #6DC6C8 #99D7D9 #C6E9E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#6DC6C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#6DC6C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6DC6C8
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6DC6C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6DC6C8 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBFC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB3C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3CCBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6dc6c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 198, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.086 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dd7d8',
500: '#6dc6c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6dc6c8; $custom-light: #9dd7d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6dc6c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 198,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.319,
"s": 45.274,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77207,
"c": 0.08572,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.4781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6DC6C8
secondary
#DAB8B7
accent
#302DB8
background
#FAFDFD
surface
#F3FAFA
border
#CDD3D3
text
#0F1414
muted
#7F8383