#6B8A93
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61.3% 0.038 217.4), rgb(107, 138, 147).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#6B8A93 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 217°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B8A93 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 138, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 16%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.038 217.4) |
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 #6B8A93 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6B8A93 | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B8A93 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B8A93 text on black | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBEC
oklch(93.7% 0.006 211)
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Step 200
200
#D2DBDD
oklch(88.5% 0.01 212.5)
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Step 300
300
#B4C4C8
oklch(80.9% 0.018 214.4)
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Step 400
400
#8DA5AD
oklch(70.6% 0.029 219.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6B8A93
oklch(61.3% 0.038 217.4)
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Step 600
600
#587A83
oklch(55.7% 0.041 215.9)
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Step 700
700
#48666F
oklch(49% 0.038 218.4)
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Step 800
800
#3B535A
oklch(42.5% 0.031 217.7)
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Step 900
900
#33454A
oklch(37.7% 0.024 216.7)
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Step 950
950
#1E282B
oklch(26.9% 0.015 218)
#6B8A93 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) | #848894 | 0.034 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7D8393 | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E8D8D | 0.021 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B8A93
#6B8A93
oklch(61.3% 0.038 217.4)
- #997D74
#997D74
oklch(61.4% 0.037 38.6)
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 #6B8A93, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.018
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.020
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.023
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.028
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.029
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.038
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.039
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.040
Use #6B8A93 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.