#6A8985
Closest named color: Steel Grey (#6F828A). oklch(60.5% 0.036 186.5), rgb(106, 137, 133).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.52:1).
About this color
#6A8985 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.036 and its hue 187°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel Grey (#6F828A), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.52:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.036) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel Grey (#6F828A) |
| Black text | 5.52:1 |
| White text | 3.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A8985 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 137, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 13%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.036 186.5) |
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 #6A8985 | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6A8985 | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A8985 text on white | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A8985 text on black | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBEA
oklch(93.6% 0.006 183)
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Step 200
200
#D2DBDA
oklch(88.4% 0.01 189)
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Step 300
300
#B5C4C2
oklch(80.8% 0.017 187.2)
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Step 400
400
#8EA7A3
oklch(70.8% 0.028 184.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6A8985
oklch(60.5% 0.036 186.5)
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Step 600
600
#597B77
oklch(55.6% 0.039 187.1)
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Step 700
700
#496864
oklch(49.2% 0.037 186.1)
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Step 800
800
#3C5451
oklch(42.5% 0.03 186.5)
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Step 900
900
#344643
oklch(37.8% 0.023 183.7)
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Step 950
950
#1E2927
oklch(27% 0.016 182.8)
#6A8985 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) | #868585 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #808185 | 0.036 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #618B88 | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A8985
#6A8985
oklch(60.5% 0.036 186.5)
- #95797E
#95797E
oklch(60.4% 0.035 6.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6A8985, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.025
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.035
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.036
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.036
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.037
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.038
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.039
Use #6A8985 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.