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#6cb385 color: Lily Pads

#6cb385 is rgb(108, 179, 133) in RGB and oklch(70.716% 0.09894 154.619) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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141°
100%

70.7%
0.099
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #6cb385

#6cb385 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, 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: #6cb385 mixed with white

  1. 6cb385
  2. 7bbb91
  3. 8bc29d
  4. 99caa9
  5. a8d1b5
  6. b7d9c1
  7. c5e1cd
  8. d3e8d9
  9. e2f0e6
  10. f0f7f2

Darker: #6cb385 mixed with black

  1. 6cb385
  2. 5d9b73
  3. 4e8461
  4. 406e50
  5. 325840
  6. 254330
  7. 192f21
  8. 0d1d13
  9. 040c06
  10. 000101

Calmer: #6cb385 with less saturation

  1. 6cb385
  2. 72b188
  3. 79b08b
  4. 7eae8e
  5. 84ac90
  6. 89aa93
  7. 8ea896
  8. 93a699
  9. 98a49b
  10. 9ca29e

Questions about #6cb385

What color is #6cb385?

#6cb385 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Lily Pads. In RGB it is rgb(108, 179, 133), in HSL hsl(141.13, 31.84%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.716% 0.09894 154.619).

What colors go well with #6cb385?

The complementary color of #6cb385 is #c789ba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #93ab65 and #4bb5a8. The triadic partners are #8e9cde and #d78a77.

Is white or black text more readable on #6cb385?

Black text reads better on #6cb385: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6cb385 a warm or cool color?

#6cb385 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.099.