#6BC598

Closest named color: Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA). oklch(75.5% 0.11 160.4), rgb(107, 197, 152).

Black text reads best on this color (10.06:1).

About this color

#6BC598 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 160°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.06:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA)
Black text	10.06:1
White text	2.08:1

Values

HEX	#6BC598
RGB	rgb(107, 197, 152)
HSL	hsl(150, 44%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.5% 0.11 160.4)

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 #6BC598	2.08:1	Fails	Lc -45.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #6BC598	10.06:1	AAA	Lc 63.3	Content text, not long reading
#6BC598 text on white	2.08:1	Fails	Lc 40.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6BC598 text on black	10.06:1	AAA	Lc -61.7	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 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F3

oklch(97% 0.009 161.4)
Step 100
100

#DFEEE5

oklch(93.5% 0.02 159.7)
Step 200
200

#C4E1D1

oklch(88.4% 0.038 161.4)
Step 300
300

#9ACFB2

oklch(80.9% 0.069 160.4)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#6BC598

oklch(75.5% 0.11 160.4)
Step 500
500

#0AA36C

oklch(63.2% 0.141 160.3)
Step 600
600

#00895A

oklch(55.6% 0.125 160.5)
Step 700
700

#00734B

oklch(49% 0.11 160.6)
Step 800
800

#005F3D

oklch(42.9% 0.096 160.4)
Step 900
900

#004F32

oklch(37.7% 0.085 160.4)
Step 950
950

#032F1D

oklch(27.1% 0.058 160.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6BC598 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)	#C3B996	0.105
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B5B09B	0.100
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#53C4B8	0.047
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B3B3B3	0.110