#6B8E8A
Closest named color: Steel Grey (#6F828A). oklch(61.9% 0.04 187.5), rgb(107, 142, 138).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.86:1).
About this color
#6B8E8A is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.040 and its hue 188°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel Grey (#6F828A), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.86:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.040) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel Grey (#6F828A) |
| Black text | 5.86:1 |
| White text | 3.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B8E8A |
| RGB | rgb(107, 142, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 14%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.04 187.5) |
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 #6B8E8A | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6B8E8A | 5.86:1 | AA | Lc 40.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B8E8A text on white | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B8E8A text on black | 5.86:1 | AA | Lc -38.3 | 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
#B3C5C3
oklch(80.9% 0.02 188.7)
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Step 400
400
#8CA7A4
oklch(70.7% 0.03 188.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6B8E8A
oklch(61.9% 0.04 187.5)
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Step 600
600
#567C78
oklch(55.7% 0.043 187.8)
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Step 700
700
#466865
oklch(49% 0.04 189)
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Step 800
800
#3A5552
oklch(42.7% 0.033 187.4)
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Step 900
900
#324644
oklch(37.7% 0.025 188.5)
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Step 950
950
#1D2928
oklch(26.9% 0.017 189.9)
#6B8E8A 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) | #8A8A8A | 0.042 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #84858A | 0.040 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #61908D | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.040 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B8E8A
#6B8E8A
oklch(61.9% 0.04 187.5)
- #9C7C81
#9C7C81
oklch(61.8% 0.04 7.8)
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 #6B8E8A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.035
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.035
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.037
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.037
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.040
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.043
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.044
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.044
Use #6B8E8A 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.