#6E968B
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(64% 0.047 175.9), rgb(110, 150, 139).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.39:1).
About this color
#6E968B is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.047 and its hue 176°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.39:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.047) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.39:1 |
| White text | 3.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E968B |
| RGB | rgb(110, 150, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 16%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.047 175.9) |
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 #6E968B | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E968B | 6.39:1 | AA | Lc 43.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E968B text on white | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E968B text on black | 6.39:1 | AA | Lc -41.6 | 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
#E5EBE9
oklch(93.5% 0.007 174.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1DCD9
oklch(88.5% 0.013 178)
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Step 300
300
#B2C6C0
oklch(81% 0.023 175.8)
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Step 400
400
#89A8A0
oklch(70.6% 0.036 177.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E968B
oklch(64% 0.047 175.9)
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Step 600
600
#527D72
oklch(55.5% 0.051 176.5)
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Step 700
700
#436A60
oklch(49.2% 0.047 176.3)
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Step 800
800
#37564E
oklch(42.6% 0.039 176.3)
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Step 900
900
#304741
oklch(37.7% 0.03 176.6)
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Step 950
950
#1C2A26
oklch(27.1% 0.02 175.1)
#6E968B 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) | #93918B | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C8C8C | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #649793 | 0.015 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.047 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E968B
#6E968B
oklch(64% 0.047 175.9)
- #A5818D
#A5818D
oklch(64.1% 0.047 356.6)
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 #6E968B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.022
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.025
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.033
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.038
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.043
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.045
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.047
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.048
Use #6E968B 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.