Skip to the color picker

#6caf89 color: Lily Pads

#6caf89 is rgb(108, 175, 137) in RGB and oklch(69.843% 0.08893 158.181) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

146°
100%

69.8%
0.089
158°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #6caf89

#6caf89 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 69.8% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, 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: #6caf89 mixed with white

  1. 6caf89
  2. 7bb794
  3. 8abfa0
  4. 99c7ab
  5. a8cfb7
  6. b6d7c3
  7. c5dfcf
  8. d3e7da
  9. e2efe7
  10. f0f7f3

Darker: #6caf89 mixed with black

  1. 6caf89
  2. 5d9876
  3. 4e8164
  4. 406b53
  5. 325642
  6. 254131
  7. 192e22
  8. 0d1c14
  9. 040b07
  10. 000101

Calmer: #6caf89 with less saturation

  1. 6caf89
  2. 72ad8b
  3. 78ac8d
  4. 7daa8f
  5. 82a892
  6. 87a794
  7. 8ca596
  8. 91a398
  9. 95a19a
  10. 9aa09c

Questions about #6caf89

What color is #6caf89?

#6caf89 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Lily Pads. In RGB it is rgb(108, 175, 137), in HSL hsl(145.97, 29.52%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.843% 0.08893 158.181).

What colors go well with #6caf89?

The complementary color of #6caf89 is #c388b1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ea96c and #53b0a8. The triadic partners are #9199d5 and #ce8b75.

Is white or black text more readable on #6caf89?

Black text reads better on #6caf89: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6caf89 a warm or cool color?

#6caf89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 69.8% and its chroma 0.089.