#6A9280
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(62.5% 0.052 165.3), rgb(106, 146, 128).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.03:1).
About this color
#6A9280 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.052 and its hue 165°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.03:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.052) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.03:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A9280 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 146, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 16%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.052 165.3) |
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 #6A9280 | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6A9280 | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A9280 text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A9280 text on black | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc -39.4 | 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
#F3F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.003 174.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.006 170.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1DCD7
oklch(88.5% 0.014 167.1)
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Step 300
300
#B2C6BD
oklch(80.9% 0.025 166.9)
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Step 400
400
#8AA99A
oklch(70.7% 0.041 164.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6A9280
oklch(62.5% 0.052 165.3)
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Step 600
600
#537E6B
oklch(55.6% 0.056 165)
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Step 700
700
#436A59
oklch(49% 0.052 165.1)
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Step 800
800
#385749
oklch(42.8% 0.044 164.5)
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Step 900
900
#30473D
oklch(37.5% 0.033 165.9)
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Step 950
950
#1D2A24
oklch(27.1% 0.021 164.8)
#6A9280 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) | #908C7F | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #898781 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #61928D | 0.021 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.052 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A9280
#6A9280
oklch(62.5% 0.052 165.3)
- #9F7B8F
#9F7B8F
oklch(62.4% 0.052 344.3)
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 #6A9280, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.026
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.027
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.029
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.033
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.035
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.045
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.048
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.053
Use #6A9280 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.