#6BCAE0

Closest named color: Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0). oklch(78.9% 0.095 214.7), rgb(107, 202, 224).

Black text reads best on this color (11.14:1).

About this color

#6BCAE0 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 215°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.14:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0)
Black text	11.14:1
White text	1.88:1

Values

HEX	#6BCAE0
RGB	rgb(107, 202, 224)
HSL	hsl(191, 65%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.9% 0.095 214.7)

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 #6BCAE0	1.88:1	Fails	Lc -39.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #6BCAE0	11.14:1	AAA	Lc 68.3	Content text, not long reading
#6BCAE0 text on white	1.88:1	Fails	Lc 35.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6BCAE0 text on black	11.14:1	AAA	Lc -67.0	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

#ECF8FB

oklch(97.1% 0.013 214.4)
Step 100
100

#D6EFF5

oklch(93.6% 0.028 213.8)
Step 200
200

#B2E3EF

oklch(88.6% 0.053 214.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#6BCAE0

oklch(78.9% 0.095 214.7)
Step 400
400

#00B4D0

oklch(70.8% 0.124 214)
Step 500
500

#009AB3

oklch(63.1% 0.111 214.6)
Step 600
600

#008197

oklch(55.5% 0.098 215.2)
Step 700
700

#006D7F

oklch(49.2% 0.087 214.3)
Step 800
800

#005968

oklch(42.7% 0.075 214.2)
Step 900
900

#004A57

oklch(37.6% 0.066 214.5)
Step 950
950

#002C35

oklch(27% 0.048 215.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6BCAE0 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)	#BAC5E1	0.086
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A8B7E0	0.078
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#12D3D1	0.056
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.095