#6C9481
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(63.1% 0.053 164), rgb(108, 148, 129).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.19:1).
About this color
#6C9481 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.053 and its hue 164°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.19:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.053) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.19:1 |
| White text | 3.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C9481 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 148, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 16%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.053 164) |
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 #6C9481 | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6C9481 | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc 42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6C9481 text on white | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6C9481 text on black | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | 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
#F3F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.003 174.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBE8
oklch(93.5% 0.007 160.1)
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Step 200
200
#D1DCD6
oklch(88.4% 0.014 162.4)
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Step 300
300
#B2C6BC
oklch(80.8% 0.026 164.3)
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Step 400
400
#8AA99A
oklch(70.7% 0.041 164.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6C9481
oklch(63.1% 0.053 164)
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Step 600
600
#537E6A
oklch(55.5% 0.057 163.8)
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Step 700
700
#436A59
oklch(49% 0.052 165.1)
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Step 800
800
#385748
oklch(42.8% 0.045 162.8)
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Step 900
900
#30483D
oklch(37.8% 0.035 164.5)
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Step 950
950
#1D2A24
oklch(27.1% 0.021 164.8)
#6C9481 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) | #928E80 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8B8982 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #64948E | 0.020 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.053 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C9481
#6C9481
oklch(63.1% 0.053 164)
- #A17D91
#A17D91
oklch(63.1% 0.052 344.3)
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 #6C9481, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.023
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.026
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.030
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.033
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.038
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.045
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.046
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.047
Use #6C9481 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.