#6EC5CE#6EC5CE
#6EC5CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.085 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6EC5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 197, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 47%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.64, -23.84, -12.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.64, 27.00, 207.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.22% -0.0774 -0.0349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.22% 0.085 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5329, 47.7007, 65.6098) |
| Luminance | 0.4770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.90
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.01
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.55
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.91
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.86
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6EC5CE #CE776E
analogous
#6ECEA7 #6EC5CE #6E95CE
triadic
#6EC5CE #CE6EC5 #C5CE6E
tetradic
#6EC5CE #A76ECE #CE776E #95CE6E
square
#6EC5CE #A76ECE #CE776E #95CE6E
split-complementary
#6EC5CE #CE6E95 #CEA76E
monochromatic
#318891 #40B3BE #6EC5CE #9CD7DD #C9EAED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#6EC5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#6EC5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6EC5CE
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6EC5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6EC5CE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BFCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B3CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3ACBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ec5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 197, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.085 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ed6dd',
500: '#6ec5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ec5ce; $custom-light: #9ed6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ec5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 197,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.625,
"s": 49.485,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77224,
"c": 0.08493,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.47704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6EC5CE
secondary
#DEBEBA
accent
#3729BD
background
#FAFDFD
surface
#F4FAFB
border
#CED3D4
text
#0F1415
muted
#7F8383