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#6cb79e color: Sainsbury

#6cb79e is rgb(108, 183, 158) in RGB and oklch(72.326% 0.08411 170.48) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

72.3%
0.084
170°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #6cb79e

#6cb79e is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sainsbury (#66b89c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #6cb79e mixed with white

  1. 6cb79e
  2. 7cbea7
  3. 8bc5b1
  4. 9acdba
  5. a9d4c4
  6. b7dbcd
  7. c6e2d7
  8. d4e9e1
  9. e2f1eb
  10. f1f8f5

Darker: #6cb79e mixed with black

  1. 6cb79e
  2. 5d9f89
  3. 4e8774
  4. 407060
  5. 325a4d
  6. 25453a
  7. 193129
  8. 0d1e18
  9. 040c09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #6cb79e with less saturation

  1. 6cb79e
  2. 73b59f
  3. 7ab4a0
  4. 80b2a0
  5. 86b0a1
  6. 8cafa2
  7. 91ada2
  8. 97aba3
  9. 9ca9a4
  10. a1a7a5

Questions about #6cb79e

What color is #6cb79e?

#6cb79e is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Sainsbury. In RGB it is rgb(108, 183, 158), in HSL hsl(160, 34.25%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.326% 0.08411 170.48).

What colors go well with #6cb79e?

The complementary color of #6cb79e is #cf90ad. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #89b381 and #5fb6bb. The triadic partners are #a59dd7 and #d19675.

Is white or black text more readable on #6cb79e?

Black text reads better on #6cb79e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6cb79e a warm or cool color?

#6cb79e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.084.