#6EC5AE#6EC5AE
#6EC5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.091 H 174.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6EC5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 197, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 43%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 44%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.2%, 0%, 11.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.74, -31.76, 3.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.74, 31.94, 173.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.21% -0.0911 0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.21% 0.091 174.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0335, 46.3009, 47.1797) |
| Luminance | 0.4630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 2.88
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.20
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.95
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.07
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.11
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6EC5AE #C56E85
analogous
#6EC582 #6EC5AE #6EB0C5
triadic
#6EC5AE #AE6EC5 #C5AE6E
tetradic
#6EC5AE #826EC5 #C56E85 #B0C56E
square
#6EC5AE #826EC5 #C56E85 #B0C56E
split-complementary
#6EC5AE #C56EB0 #C5826E
monochromatic
#35846F #46B094 #6EC5AE #9AD6C6 #C5E8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#6EC5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#6EC5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6EC5AE
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6EC5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6EC5AE | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BBAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B1B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4FC7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ec5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 197, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.091 174.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cd7c6',
500: '#6ec5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ec5ae; $custom-light: #9cd7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ec5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 197,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.138,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76207,
"c": 0.09146,
"h": 174.7
},
"luminance": 0.46303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6EC5AE
secondary
#D8B7C0
accent
#3053B6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0F1413
muted
#7E8382