#6DBDC3

Closest named color: Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC). oklch(74.9% 0.079 201.9), rgb(109, 189, 195).

Black text reads best on this color (9.71:1).

About this color

#6DBDC3 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 202°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), ΔE 0.055 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.71:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.079)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC)
Black text	9.71:1
White text	2.16:1

Values

HEX	#6DBDC3
RGB	rgb(109, 189, 195)
HSL	hsl(184, 42%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.9% 0.079 201.9)

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 #6DBDC3	2.16:1	Fails	Lc -47.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #6DBDC3	9.71:1	AAA	Lc 61.6	Content text, not long reading
#6DBDC3 text on white	2.16:1	Fails	Lc 42.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6DBDC3 text on black	9.71:1	AAA	Lc -59.9	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F7

oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E0EDEE

oklch(93.7% 0.014 202.5)
Step 200
200

#C5DFE1

oklch(88.5% 0.028 202.3)
Step 300
300

#9CCBCE

oklch(81% 0.049 201.1)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#6DBDC3

oklch(74.9% 0.079 201.9)
Step 500
500

#1F9BA3

oklch(63% 0.101 201.8)
Step 600
600

#00838B

oklch(55.5% 0.095 202.3)
Step 700
700

#006E75

oklch(49% 0.083 202.5)
Step 800
800

#005A60

oklch(42.6% 0.073 202.7)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#062C2F

oklch(26.9% 0.041 202.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6DBDC3 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)	#B2B7C4	0.080
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A4ACC3	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#43C2BF	0.034
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.079