#6D9488
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(63.4% 0.047 173.8), rgb(109, 148, 136).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.24:1).
About this color
#6D9488 is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.047 and its hue 174°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.24:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.047) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.24:1 |
| White text | 3.36:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D9488 |
| RGB | rgb(109, 148, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 15%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.047 173.8) |
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 #6D9488 | 3.36:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6D9488 | 6.24:1 | AA | Lc 43.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D9488 text on white | 3.36:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D9488 text on black | 6.24:1 | AA | Lc -40.6 | 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
#E6EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.006 170.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1DCD8
oklch(88.5% 0.013 172.3)
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Step 300
300
#B2C6BF
oklch(80.9% 0.024 172.7)
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Step 400
400
#8AA89F
oklch(70.6% 0.036 175.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6D9488
oklch(63.4% 0.047 173.8)
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Step 600
600
#537D71
oklch(55.5% 0.05 174.6)
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Step 700
700
#446A5E
oklch(49.2% 0.048 172.4)
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Step 800
800
#38564D
oklch(42.7% 0.039 173.6)
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Step 900
900
#304740
oklch(37.6% 0.031 173.7)
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Step 950
950
#1D2A26
oklch(27.2% 0.019 173.9)
#6D9488 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) | #918F87 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8A8A89 | 0.046 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #639590 | 0.015 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.047 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D9488
#6D9488
oklch(63.4% 0.047 173.8)
- #A27F8C
#A27F8C
oklch(63.4% 0.047 354.3)
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 #6D9488, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.024
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.029
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.035
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.038
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.039
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.042
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.045
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.051
Use #6D9488 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.