#6E9783
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(64% 0.054 163.3), rgb(110, 151, 131).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.41:1).
About this color
#6E9783 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 163°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.41:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.054) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.41:1 |
| White text | 3.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E9783 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 151, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 16%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.054 163.3) |
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 #6E9783 | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E9783 | 6.41:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E9783 text on white | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E9783 text on black | 6.41:1 | AA | Lc -41.7 | 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
#E5EBE8
oklch(93.5% 0.008 164.9)
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Step 200
200
#D1DCD6
oklch(88.4% 0.014 162.4)
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Step 300
300
#B2C6BC
oklch(80.8% 0.026 164.3)
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Step 400
400
#89A999
oklch(70.6% 0.042 163.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E9783
oklch(64% 0.054 163.3)
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Step 600
600
#527E6A
oklch(55.5% 0.058 164.2)
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Step 700
700
#436B58
oklch(49.2% 0.055 163)
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Step 800
800
#375748
oklch(42.7% 0.045 163.5)
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Step 900
900
#30483C
oklch(37.8% 0.036 162.3)
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Step 950
950
#1C2A23
oklch(27% 0.023 162.6)
#6E9783 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) | #969182 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8E8C84 | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #659791 | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.055 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E9783
#6E9783
oklch(64% 0.054 163.3)
- #A47F95
#A47F95
oklch(63.9% 0.055 342.3)
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 #6E9783, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.019
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.024
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.027
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.039
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.040
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.041
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.044
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.046
Use #6E9783 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.