#6FA997#6FA997
#6FA997 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.067 H 172.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6FA997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(111, 169, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 25%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 34%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.3%, 0%, 10.7%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.95, -23.00, 3.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.95, 23.24, 171.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.95% -0.066 0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.95% 0.067 172.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3274, 33.9883, 34.4453) |
| Luminance | 0.3399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 3.61
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.89
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.63
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.66
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6FA997 #A96F81
analogous
#6FA97A #6FA997 #6F9EA9
triadic
#6FA997 #976FA9 #A9976F
tetradic
#6FA997 #7A6FA9 #A96F81 #9EA96F
square
#6FA997 #7A6FA9 #A96F81 #9EA96F
split-complementary
#6FA997 #A96F9E #A97A6F
monochromatic
#3B6356 #528978 #6FA997 #95C0B3 #BCD7CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#6FA997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#6FA997 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6FA997
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6FA997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6FA997 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A296
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9B98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5FAAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6fa997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 169, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.067 172.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ac2b5',
500: '#6fa997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6fa997; $custom-light: #9ac2b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6fa997",
"rgb": {
"r": 111,
"g": 169,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.379,
"s": 25.217,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68946,
"c": 0.0665,
"h": 172.8
},
"luminance": 0.3399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6FA997
secondary
#C6AEB5
accent
#6683C2
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F7F6
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0E1211
muted
#7E8180