#6A8A9A
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61.5% 0.043 230), rgb(106, 138, 154).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.71:1).
About this color
#6A8A9A is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.043 and its hue 230°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.71:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.043) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.71:1 |
| White text | 3.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A8A9A |
| RGB | rgb(106, 138, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 19%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.043 230) |
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 #6A8A9A | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6A8A9A | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc 39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A8A9A text on white | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A8A9A text on black | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc -37.4 | 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
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBED
oklch(93.7% 0.006 223.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2DBDF
oklch(88.6% 0.011 226)
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Step 300
300
#B3C4CC
oklch(81% 0.022 227.6)
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Step 400
400
#8CA5B2
oklch(70.7% 0.034 230.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6A8A9A
oklch(61.5% 0.043 230)
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Step 600
600
#56798A
oklch(55.6% 0.048 229.6)
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Step 700
700
#466675
oklch(49.1% 0.044 228.8)
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Step 800
800
#3A535F
oklch(42.7% 0.036 229.3)
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Step 900
900
#32454E
oklch(37.8% 0.029 228.7)
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Step 950
950
#1E282E
oklch(27% 0.018 234.7)
#6A8A9A 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) | #82899B | 0.032 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7B839A | 0.028 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5B8F8F | 0.031 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.043 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A8A9A
#6A8A9A
oklch(61.5% 0.043 230)
- #9B7D6E
#9B7D6E
oklch(61.4% 0.043 48)
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 #6A8A9A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.017
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.017
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.022
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.028
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.028
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.030
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.039
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.039
Use #6A8A9A 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.