#6ACAAF

Closest named color: Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA). oklch(77.3% 0.1 173.1), rgb(106, 202, 175).

Black text reads best on this color (10.68:1).

About this color

#6ACAAF is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 173°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.68:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.100)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA)
Black text	10.68:1
White text	1.96:1

Values

HEX	#6ACAAF
RGB	rgb(106, 202, 175)
HSL	hsl(163, 48%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.3% 0.1 173.1)

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 #6ACAAF	1.96:1	Fails	Lc -42.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #6ACAAF	10.68:1	AAA	Lc 66.2	Content text, not long reading
#6ACAAF text on white	1.96:1	Fails	Lc 37.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6ACAAF text on black	10.68:1	AAA	Lc -64.7	Content text, not long reading

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 300.

Step 50
50

#EDF9F4

oklch(97.2% 0.014 169.3)
Step 100
100

#D7F1E8

oklch(93.7% 0.03 172.8)
Step 200
200

#B4E6D6

oklch(88.6% 0.056 173.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#6ACAAF

oklch(77.3% 0.1 173.1)
Step 400
400

#00BB99

oklch(70.6% 0.135 173.4)
Step 500
500

#00A183

oklch(63.2% 0.121 173.2)
Step 600
600

#00876D

oklch(55.6% 0.107 172.9)
Step 700
700

#00725C

oklch(49.2% 0.094 173.1)
Step 800
800

#005D4B

oklch(42.7% 0.081 173.5)
Step 900
900

#004E3E

oklch(37.8% 0.073 172.9)
Step 950
950

#002E24

oklch(26.9% 0.051 173.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6ACAAF 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)	#C5BFAE	0.105
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B5B4B1	0.100
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#45CCC2	0.032
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B9B9B9	0.101