#6C8990
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61% 0.035 214.1), rgb(108, 137, 144).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.61:1).
About this color
#6C8990 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 214°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.61:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.61:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C8990 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 137, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 14%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.035 214.1) |
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 #6C8990 | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6C8990 | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6C8990 text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6C8990 text on black | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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
#E6EBEC
oklch(93.7% 0.006 211)
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Step 200
200
#D3DBDD
oklch(88.6% 0.009 214.3)
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Step 300
300
#B5C4C7
oklch(81% 0.017 211)
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Step 400
400
#8EA5AB
oklch(70.6% 0.027 215.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6C8990
oklch(61% 0.035 214.1)
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Step 600
600
#5A7981
oklch(55.5% 0.038 215.4)
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Step 700
700
#4A666D
oklch(49.1% 0.035 214.9)
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Step 800
800
#3D5359
oklch(42.6% 0.029 216.4)
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Step 900
900
#344549
oklch(37.7% 0.023 213.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F282B
oklch(26.9% 0.014 220.1)
#6C8990 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) | #848790 | 0.032 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7D8290 | 0.029 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #618C8B | 0.019 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.035 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C8990
#6C8990
oklch(61% 0.035 214.1)
- #977C76
#977C76
oklch(61% 0.035 32.6)
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 #6C8990, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.018
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.019
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.022
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.026
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.032
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.036
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.037
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.038
Use #6C8990 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.