#6EB5BF#6EB5BF
#6EB5BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.073 H 207.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6EB5BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 181, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 39%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 42%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.56, -19.66, -12.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.56, 23.07, 211.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73% -0.0647 -0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.073 207.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3548, 40.1220, 55.3195) |
| Luminance | 0.4012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.47
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.57
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.36
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.86
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.10
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6EB5BF #BF786E
analogous
#6EBFA1 #6EB5BF #6E8DBF
triadic
#6EB5BF #BF6EB5 #B5BF6E
tetradic
#6EB5BF #A16EBF #BF786E #8DBF6E
square
#6EB5BF #A16EBF #BF786E #8DBF6E
split-complementary
#6EB5BF #BF6E8D #BFA16E
monochromatic
#37737C #499BA6 #6EB5BF #98CBD2 #C3E0E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#6EB5BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#6EB5BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6EB5BF
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6EB5BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6EB5BF | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB0C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA6BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#49BBB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6eb5bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 181, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.073 207.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ccbd2',
500: '#6eb5bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6eb5bf; $custom-light: #9ccbd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6eb5bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 181,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.407,
"s": 38.756,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73002,
"c": 0.07273,
"h": 207.2
},
"luminance": 0.40124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6EB5BF
secondary
#D4B8B5
accent
#6859CF
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8282