#6EB4BD#6EB4BD

#6EB4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.072 H 206.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6EB4BD
RGB	rgb(110, 180, 189)
HSL	hsl(187, 37%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(187, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.20, -19.67, -11.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.20, 22.78, 210.32°)
OKLab	oklab(72.7% -0.0643 -0.0316)
OKLCH	oklch(72.7% 0.072 206.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.9336, 39.6293, 54.1007)
Luminance	0.3963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6EB4BD #BD776E

analogous

#6EBD9E #6EB4BD #6E8CBD

triadic

#6EB4BD #BD6EB4 #B4BD6E

tetradic

#6EB4BD #9E6EBD #BD776E #8CBD6E

square

#6EB4BD #9E6EBD #BD776E #8CBD6E

split-complementary

#6EB4BD #BD6E8C #BD9E6E

monochromatic

#377279 #4A99A3 #6EB4BD #98CAD0 #C2E0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#6EB4BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.93

#6EB4BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6EB4BD

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6EB4BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6EB4BD	1.00	2.35	8.93	8.93
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAAFBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CA5BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4BB9B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6eb4bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 180, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.072 206.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ccad0',
    500: '#6eb4bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6eb4bd;
$custom-light: #9ccad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6eb4bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.835,
    "s": 37.441,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.727,
    "c": 0.07167,
    "h": 206.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6EB4BD

secondary

#D3B7B4

accent

#675ACD

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0E1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #6EB4BD

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