#6EC1AE#6EC1AE
#6EC1AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.086 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6EC1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 193, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 40%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 43%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 0%, 9.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.57, -29.85, 1.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.57, 29.89, 176.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.26% -0.0863 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.26% 0.086 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1373, 44.5084, 46.8810) |
| Luminance | 0.4451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 3.85
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.59
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.53
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.75
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.15
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6EC1AE #C16E81
analogous
#6EC185 #6EC1AE #6EABC1
triadic
#6EC1AE #AE6EC1 #C1AE6E
tetradic
#6EC1AE #856EC1 #C16E81 #ABC16E
square
#6EC1AE #856EC1 #C16E81 #ABC16E
split-complementary
#6EC1AE #C16EAB #C1856E
monochromatic
#367F6E #48A993 #6EC1AE #99D3C6 #C4E6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#6EC1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#6EC1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6EC1AE
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6EC1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6EC1AE | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB8AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAEAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4FC3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ec1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 193, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.086 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cd4c6',
500: '#6ec1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ec1ae; $custom-light: #9cd4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ec1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 193,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.265,
"s": 40.097,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7526,
"c": 0.08643,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.44511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6EC1AE
secondary
#D6B5BD
accent
#5873D0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0F1413
muted
#7E8382