#6DC9BC#6DC9BC
#6DC9BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.091 H 183.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6DC9BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 201, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 46%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 46%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.8%, 0%, 6.5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.23, -30.60, -2.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.23, 30.66, 183.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.52% -0.0903 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.52% 0.091 183.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2667, 48.6524, 55.0469) |
| Luminance | 0.4865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.77
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.15
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.60
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6DC9BC #C96D7A
analogous
#6DC98E #6DC9BC #6DA8C9
triadic
#6DC9BC #BC6DC9 #C9BC6D
tetradic
#6DC9BC #8E6DC9 #C96D7A #A8C96D
square
#6DC9BC #8E6DC9 #C96D7A #A8C96D
split-complementary
#6DC9BC #C96DA8 #C98E6D
monochromatic
#33897D #43B6A5 #6DC9BC #9ADAD1 #C6EAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#6DC9BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.73
#6DC9BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6DC9BC
10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6DC9BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6DC9BC | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.73 | 10.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C0BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B5BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#44CCC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6dc9bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 201, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.091 183.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cd9d0',
500: '#6dc9bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6dc9bc; $custom-light: #9cd9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6dc9bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 201,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.522,
"s": 46,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77522,
"c": 0.09054,
"h": 183.8
},
"luminance": 0.48655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6DC9BC
secondary
#DAB7BC
accent
#2C40B9
background
#FAFDFC
surface
#F3FAF9
border
#CDD3D2
text
#0F1513
muted
#7F8382