#D6F6EA
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(94.7% 0.037 170.9), rgb(214, 246, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (18.22:1).
About this color
#D6F6EA is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 95%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 171°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 18.22:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (95%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.037) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 18.22:1 |
| White text | 1.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #D6F6EA |
| RGB | rgb(214, 246, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 64%, 90%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.7% 0.037 170.9) |
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 #D6F6EA | 1.15:1 | Fails | Lc -8.4 | Not readable |
| Black text on #D6F6EA | 18.22:1 | AAA | Lc 96.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #D6F6EA text on white | 1.15:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #D6F6EA text on black | 18.22:1 | AAA | Lc -97.3 | 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
#F1F7F5
oklch(97.1% 0.007 174.4)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#D6F6EA
oklch(94.7% 0.037 170.9)
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Step 200
200
#C9DFD7
oklch(88.5% 0.026 171.9)
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Step 300
300
#A3CBBC
oklch(80.9% 0.047 170.3)
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Step 400
400
#6EB09A
oklch(70.6% 0.075 170.9)
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Step 500
500
#409C81
oklch(63% 0.097 170.9)
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Step 600
600
#10876B
oklch(55.7% 0.106 170.9)
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Step 700
700
#007259
oklch(49.1% 0.097 170.7)
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Step 800
800
#075D49
oklch(42.7% 0.081 171.1)
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Step 900
900
#154C3D
oklch(37.6% 0.063 171.3)
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Step 950
950
#0E2D24
oklch(27.1% 0.041 171.3)
#D6F6EA 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) | #F4F1E9 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EEEDEB | 0.037 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CFF7F2 | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EFEFEF | 0.037 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #D6F6EA
#D6F6EA
oklch(94.7% 0.037 170.9)
- #FFE5F0
#FFE5F0
oklch(94.6% 0.032 350.2)
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 #D6F6EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.024
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.026
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.028
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.028
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.029
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.030
- Ice Blue #D7FFFE ΔE 0.030
- Really Light Blue #D4FFFF ΔE 0.030
Use #D6F6EA 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.