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#6ab487 color: Lily Pads

#6ab487 is rgb(106, 180, 135) in RGB and oklch(70.906% 0.09993 156.073) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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144°
100%

70.9%
0.100
156°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #6ab487

#6ab487 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.49:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #6ab487 mixed with white

  1. 6ab487
  2. 7abc93
  3. 89c39e
  4. 98cbaa
  5. a7d2b6
  6. b6dac2
  7. c4e1ce
  8. d3e9da
  9. e2f0e6
  10. f0f8f3

Darker: #6ab487 mixed with black

  1. 6ab487
  2. 5b9c75
  3. 4d8563
  4. 3f6e51
  5. 315841
  6. 244431
  7. 183021
  8. 0d1d13
  9. 040c06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #6ab487 with less saturation

  1. 6ab487
  2. 71b28a
  3. 77b18c
  4. 7daf8f
  5. 83ad92
  6. 89ab94
  7. 8ea997
  8. 93a799
  9. 98a59c
  10. 9ca39f

Questions about #6ab487

What color is #6ab487?

#6ab487 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Lily Pads. In RGB it is rgb(106, 180, 135), in HSL hsl(143.51, 33.04%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.906% 0.09993 156.073).

What colors go well with #6ab487?

The complementary color of #6ab487 is #c989b9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #92ad67 and #49b5ab. The triadic partners are #909cdf and #d88a75.

Is white or black text more readable on #6ab487?

Black text reads better on #6ab487: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6ab487 a warm or cool color?

#6ab487 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.1.