#6BBDC8

Closest named color: Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC). oklch(75% 0.082 206.7), rgb(107, 189, 200).

Black text reads best on this color (9.73:1).

About this color

#6BBDC8 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.082 and its hue 207°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), ΔE 0.057 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.73:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.082)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC)
Black text	9.73:1
White text	2.15:1

Values

HEX	#6BBDC8
RGB	rgb(107, 189, 200)
HSL	hsl(187, 46%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(75% 0.082 206.7)

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 #6BBDC8	2.15:1	Fails	Lc -46.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #6BBDC8	9.73:1	AAA	Lc 61.7	Content text, not long reading
#6BBDC8 text on white	2.15:1	Fails	Lc 42.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6BBDC8 text on black	9.73:1	AAA	Lc -60.0	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DFEDEF

oklch(93.6% 0.015 207.1)
Step 200
200

#C5DFE2

oklch(88.5% 0.028 205.1)
Step 300
300

#9ACBD1

oklch(81% 0.052 205.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#6BBDC8

oklch(75% 0.082 206.7)
Step 500
500

#179BA9

oklch(63.2% 0.104 206.5)
Step 600
600

#00838F

oklch(55.7% 0.095 206.1)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#005A63

oklch(42.7% 0.073 206.6)
Step 900
900

#004B53

oklch(37.7% 0.065 207)
Step 950
950

#042C31

oklch(26.9% 0.043 207.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6BBDC8 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)	#B1B7C9	0.080
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A2ACC8	0.073
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#3AC3C0	0.040
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B1B1B1	0.082