#6E867E
Closest named color: Steel Grey (#6F828A). oklch(59.9% 0.03 173), rgb(110, 134, 126).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.37:1).
About this color
#6E867E is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.030 and its hue 173°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel Grey (#6F828A), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.37:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.030) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel Grey (#6F828A) |
| Black text | 5.37:1 |
| White text | 3.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E867E |
| RGB | rgb(110, 134, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 10%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.03 173) |
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 #6E867E | 3.90:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E867E | 5.37:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E867E text on white | 3.90:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E867E text on black | 5.37:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#F4F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.005 165)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBD8
oklch(88.5% 0.009 168.7)
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Step 300
300
#B8C4C0
oklch(81% 0.014 174.1)
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Step 400
400
#92A69F
oklch(70.8% 0.025 172.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E867E
oklch(59.9% 0.03 173)
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Step 600
600
#607A71
oklch(55.6% 0.033 171.9)
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Step 700
700
#4F675F
oklch(49.2% 0.031 172.6)
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Step 800
800
#41544E
oklch(42.8% 0.026 173.8)
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Step 900
900
#374540
oklch(37.6% 0.02 171.5)
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Step 950
950
#202826
oklch(26.8% 0.012 178.5)
#6E867E 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) | #84837E | 0.031 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #807F7F | 0.031 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #698784 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.031 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E867E
#6E867E
oklch(59.9% 0.03 173)
- #8F7981
#8F7981
oklch(59.9% 0.029 354.1)
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 #6E867E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.025
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.027
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.030
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.035
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.038
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.038
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.040
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.043
Use #6E867E 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.