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#6daf8a color: Lily Pads

#6daf8a is rgb(109, 175, 138) in RGB and oklch(69.92% 0.0873 158.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

69.9%
0.087
159°
  • 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 -55
Black text
8.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #6daf8a

#6daf8a is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 69.9% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.15:1, 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: #6daf8a mixed with white

  1. 6daf8a
  2. 7cb795
  3. 8bbfa1
  4. 9ac7ac
  5. a8cfb8
  6. b7d7c3
  7. c5dfcf
  8. d3e7db
  9. e2efe7
  10. f0f7f3

Darker: #6daf8a mixed with black

  1. 6daf8a
  2. 5e9877
  3. 4f8165
  4. 416b53
  5. 335642
  6. 264132
  7. 192e22
  8. 0d1c14
  9. 040b07
  10. 010101

Calmer: #6daf8a with less saturation

  1. 6daf8a
  2. 73ad8c
  3. 79ac8e
  4. 7eaa90
  5. 83a992
  6. 88a794
  7. 8da596
  8. 91a398
  9. 96a29a
  10. 9aa09c

Questions about #6daf8a

What color is #6daf8a?

#6daf8a is soft emerald. The closest named color is Lily Pads. In RGB it is rgb(109, 175, 138), in HSL hsl(146.36, 29.2%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.92% 0.0873 158.543).

What colors go well with #6daf8a?

The complementary color of #6daf8a is #c289b1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ea96e and #55b0a9. The triadic partners are #9299d4 and #ce8b76.

Is white or black text more readable on #6daf8a?

Black text reads better on #6daf8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6daf8a a warm or cool color?

#6daf8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 69.9% and its chroma 0.087.