#609E94

Closest named color: Dull Teal (#5F9E8F). oklch(65.4% 0.066 182.8), rgb(96, 158, 148).

Black text reads best on this color (6.81:1).

About this color

#609E94 is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 183°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dull Teal (#5F9E8F), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.81:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	muted (0.066)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dull Teal (#5F9E8F)
Black text	6.81:1
White text	3.08:1

Values

HEX	#609E94
RGB	rgb(96, 158, 148)
HSL	hsl(170, 24%, 50%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.4% 0.066 182.8)

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 #609E94	3.08:1	AA large text	Lc -63.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #609E94	6.81:1	AA	Lc 46.4	Large or bold text, headings
#609E94 text on white	3.08:1	AA large text	Lc 57.6	Large or bold text, headings
#609E94 text on black	6.81:1	AA	Lc -44.1	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

#F2F6F6

oklch(97% 0.004 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E3ECEA

oklch(93.6% 0.01 181.4)
Step 200
200

#CDDDDA

oklch(88.5% 0.018 183.5)
Step 300
300

#ABC8C2

oklch(81% 0.032 181.6)
Step 400
400

#7CACA3

oklch(70.8% 0.053 181.8)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#609E94

oklch(65.4% 0.066 182.8)
Step 600
600

#3C8177

oklch(55.6% 0.072 182.9)
Step 700
700

#2D6D64

oklch(49% 0.067 182.9)
Step 800
800

#275952

oklch(42.7% 0.055 183.3)
Step 900
900

#254944

oklch(37.7% 0.043 184.1)
Step 950
950

#162B28

oklch(27% 0.028 184.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#609E94 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)	#999794	0.071
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8E8F95	0.068
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4AA09B	0.020
Achromatopsia (no color)	#939393	0.067