#6DBFCB

Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(75.7% 0.082 207.7), rgb(109, 191, 203).

Black text reads best on this color (9.96:1).

About this color

#6DBFCB is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.082 and its hue 208°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.052 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.96:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.082)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9)
Black text	9.96:1
White text	2.10:1

Values

HEX	#6DBFCB
RGB	rgb(109, 191, 203)
HSL	hsl(188, 47%, 61%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.7% 0.082 207.7)

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 #6DBFCB	2.10:1	Fails	Lc -45.7	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #6DBFCB	9.96:1	AAA	Lc 62.8	Content text, not long reading
#6DBFCB text on white	2.10:1	Fails	Lc 41.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6DBFCB text on black	9.96:1	AAA	Lc -61.1	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 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DFEDEF

oklch(93.6% 0.015 207.1)
Step 200
200

#C5DFE3

oklch(88.6% 0.028 207.8)
Step 300
300

#9ACAD2

oklch(80.8% 0.051 208.8)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#6DBFCB

oklch(75.7% 0.082 207.7)
Step 500
500

#169BAA

oklch(63.2% 0.105 207.3)
Step 600
600

#008290

oklch(55.5% 0.095 208)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#005A64

oklch(42.8% 0.073 207.9)
Step 900
900

#004B53

oklch(37.7% 0.065 207)
Step 950
950

#042C31

oklch(26.9% 0.043 207.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6DBFCB 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)	#B3B9CC	0.080
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A3AECB	0.072
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#3CC5C2	0.041
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B3B3B3	0.082