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#6eb696 color: Sainsbury

#6eb696 is rgb(110, 182, 150) in RGB and oklch(71.967% 0.08704 164.101) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

72%
0.087
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #6eb696

#6eb696 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.39:1 contrast and black text 8.79:1, 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: #6eb696 mixed with white

  1. 6eb696
  2. 7dbda0
  3. 8cc5aa
  4. 9bccb5
  5. a9d3bf
  6. b8dac9
  7. c6e2d4
  8. d4e9df
  9. e3f0e9
  10. f1f8f4

Darker: #6eb696 mixed with black

  1. 6eb696
  2. 5f9e82
  3. 50866e
  4. 416f5b
  5. 335949
  6. 264437
  7. 193026
  8. 0e1d16
  9. 040c08
  10. 010201

Calmer: #6eb696 with less saturation

  1. 6eb696
  2. 75b497
  3. 7bb399
  4. 81b19a
  5. 87af9c
  6. 8cae9d
  7. 91ac9f
  8. 96aaa0
  9. 9ba8a2
  10. a0a6a3

Questions about #6eb696

What color is #6eb696?

#6eb696 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Sainsbury. In RGB it is rgb(110, 182, 150), in HSL hsl(153.33, 33.03%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.967% 0.08704 164.101).

What colors go well with #6eb696?

The complementary color of #6eb696 is #cc8fb2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8eb179 and #5bb6b4. The triadic partners are #9e9dda and #d39378.

Is white or black text more readable on #6eb696?

Black text reads better on #6eb696: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and black gives 8.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6eb696 a warm or cool color?

#6eb696 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 72% and its chroma 0.087.