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#6aaf89 color: Lily Pads

#6aaf89 is rgb(106, 175, 137) in RGB and oklch(69.74% 0.09034 158.798) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

69.7%
0.090
159°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #6aaf89

#6aaf89 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6db083). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #6aaf89 mixed with white

  1. 6aaf89
  2. 7ab794
  3. 89bfa0
  4. 98c7ab
  5. a7cfb7
  6. b5d7c3
  7. c4dfcf
  8. d3e7da
  9. e1efe7
  10. f0f7f3

Darker: #6aaf89 mixed with black

  1. 6aaf89
  2. 5b9876
  3. 4d8164
  4. 3f6b53
  5. 315642
  6. 244131
  7. 182e22
  8. 0d1c14
  9. 040b07
  10. 000101

Calmer: #6aaf89 with less saturation

  1. 6aaf89
  2. 70ad8b
  3. 76ac8d
  4. 7caa8f
  5. 81a891
  6. 86a793
  7. 8ba595
  8. 90a397
  9. 95a199
  10. 999f9b

Questions about #6aaf89

What color is #6aaf89?

#6aaf89 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Lily Pads. In RGB it is rgb(106, 175, 137), in HSL hsl(146.96, 30.13%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.74% 0.09034 158.798).

What colors go well with #6aaf89?

The complementary color of #6aaf89 is #c388b0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ca96c and #51b0a9. The triadic partners are #9198d5 and #ce8a74.

Is white or black text more readable on #6aaf89?

Black text reads better on #6aaf89: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6aaf89 a warm or cool color?

#6aaf89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 69.7% and its chroma 0.09.