#6EB3BD#6EB3BD
#6EB3BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.071 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6EB3BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 179, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.92, -19.15, -11.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.92, 22.57, 211.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% -0.0631 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.071 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7324, 39.2270, 54.0337) |
| Luminance | 0.3923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.13
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.92
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.90
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.15
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6EB3BD #BD786E
analogous
#6EBD9F #6EB3BD #6E8BBD
triadic
#6EB3BD #BD6EB3 #B3BD6E
tetradic
#6EB3BD #9F6EBD #BD786E #8BBD6E
square
#6EB3BD #9F6EBD #BD786E #8BBD6E
split-complementary
#6EB3BD #BD6E8B #BD9F6E
monochromatic
#377179 #4A98A3 #6EB3BD #98C9D0 #C2DFE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#6EB3BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#6EB3BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6EB3BD
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6EB3BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6EB3BD | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AEBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA4BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4BB9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6eb3bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 179, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.071 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ccad0',
500: '#6eb3bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6eb3bd; $custom-light: #9ccad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6eb3bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 179,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.595,
"s": 37.441,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72468,
"c": 0.07112,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.39229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6EB3BD
secondary
#D3B8B4
accent
#695ACD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8282