#D6F5EA
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(94.5% 0.035 172.1), rgb(214, 245, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (18.10:1).
About this color
#D6F5EA is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 172°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 18.10:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 18.10:1 |
| White text | 1.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #D6F5EA |
| RGB | rgb(214, 245, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 61%, 90%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.5% 0.035 172.1) |
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 #D6F5EA | 1.15:1 | Fails | Lc -8.9 | Not readable |
| Black text on #D6F5EA | 18.10:1 | AAA | Lc 96.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #D6F5EA text on white | 1.15:1 | Fails | Lc 7.5 | Not readable |
| #D6F5EA text on black | 18.10:1 | AAA | Lc -96.8 | Preferred for body 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 100.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F5
oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#D6F5EA
oklch(94.5% 0.035 172.1)
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Step 200
200
#C9DFD7
oklch(88.5% 0.026 171.9)
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Step 300
300
#A4CBBD
oklch(81% 0.046 171.3)
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Step 400
400
#6FB09B
oklch(70.7% 0.074 171.6)
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Step 500
500
#449C83
oklch(63.2% 0.093 171.9)
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Step 600
600
#19866D
oklch(55.6% 0.101 172.6)
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Step 700
700
#03725B
oklch(49.2% 0.094 172.2)
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Step 800
800
#0D5D4A
oklch(42.8% 0.079 171.7)
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Step 900
900
#174C3E
oklch(37.7% 0.061 172.2)
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Step 950
950
#0F2D24
oklch(27.1% 0.04 170.9)
#D6F5EA 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) | #F3F1EA | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EDECEB | 0.036 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CFF6F2 | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EEEEEE | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #D6F5EA
#D6F5EA
oklch(94.5% 0.035 172.1)
- #FFE4EF
#FFE4EF
oklch(94.4% 0.033 351.2)
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 #D6F5EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.025
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.028
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.029
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.029
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.030
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.031
- Ice Blue #D7FFFE ΔE 0.031
- Really Light Blue #D4FFFF ΔE 0.031
Use #D6F5EA 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.