#06969E

Closest named color: Teal Green (#0A9396). oklch(61.3% 0.103 201.5), rgb(6, 150, 158).

Black text reads best on this color (5.86:1).

About this color

#06969E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.103 and its hue 202°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Green (#0A9396), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.86:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.103)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Green (#0A9396)
Black text	5.86:1
White text	3.58:1

Values

HEX	#06969E
RGB	rgb(6, 150, 158)
HSL	hsl(183, 93%, 32%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.3% 0.103 201.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #06969E	3.58:1	AA large text	Lc -68.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #06969E	5.86:1	AA	Lc 41.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#06969E text on white	3.58:1	AA large text	Lc 62.8	Content text, not long reading
#06969E text on black	5.86:1	AA	Lc -38.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F7

oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
Step 100
100

#DFEDEE

oklch(93.6% 0.015 202)
Step 200
200

#C5DFE1

oklch(88.5% 0.028 202.3)
Step 300
300

#9BCBCE

oklch(80.9% 0.05 201)
Step 400
400

#5DB0B6

oklch(70.7% 0.081 201.7)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#06969E

oklch(61.3% 0.103 201.5)
Step 600
600

#00838A

oklch(55.5% 0.094 201.4)
Step 700
700

#006E75

oklch(49% 0.083 202.5)
Step 800
800

#005A60

oklch(42.6% 0.073 202.7)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#042C2F

oklch(26.8% 0.043 202.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#06969E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#898F9F	0.104
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#77829F	0.096
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#009C98	0.023
Achromatopsia (no color)	#878787	0.104