#6BDCCC

Closest named color: Turquoise (#40E0D0). oklch(82.4% 0.106 183.2), rgb(107, 220, 204).

Black text reads best on this color (12.73:1).

About this color

#6BDCCC is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 183°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.73:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (82%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.106)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise (#40E0D0)
Black text	12.73:1
White text	1.64:1

Values

HEX	#6BDCCC
RGB	rgb(107, 220, 204)
HSL	hsl(172, 62%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(82.4% 0.106 183.2)

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 #6BDCCC	1.64:1	Fails	Lc -32.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #6BDCCC	12.73:1	AAA	Lc 75.3	Fine for body text
#6BDCCC text on white	1.64:1	Fails	Lc 28.5	Dividers and decoration only
#6BDCCC text on black	12.73:1	AAA	Lc -74.4	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

#ECF9F6

oklch(97.2% 0.014 180.7)
Step 100
100

#D4F1EC

oklch(93.6% 0.031 184.2)
Step 200
200

#AEE6DD

oklch(88.4% 0.058 184)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#6BDCCC

oklch(82.4% 0.106 183.2)
Step 400
400

#00B9A8

oklch(70.6% 0.125 183.4)
Step 500
500

#009F90

oklch(63.1% 0.112 183.2)
Step 600
600

#008679

oklch(55.7% 0.099 183.1)
Step 700
700

#007065

oklch(49% 0.087 183.1)
Step 800
800

#005C53

oklch(42.6% 0.076 183.4)
Step 900
900

#004D45

oklch(37.7% 0.067 183.1)
Step 950
950

#002E29

oklch(27.1% 0.048 183.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6BDCCC 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)	#D3D1CB	0.113
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C1C4CE	0.107
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#29E0D7	0.033
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C9C9C9	0.107