#06231E Color

#06231E is rgb(6, 35, 30) in RGB, hsl(170, 71%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 14%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06231E

HEX#06231E

RGBrgb(6, 35, 30)

HSLhsl(170, 71%, 8%)

HSVhsv(170, 83%, 14%)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 14%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(23.3% 0.036 179.6)

LABlab(11.44% -12.53 -0.00)

LCHlch(11.44% 12.53 180.02)

What #06231E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #06231E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 7.53 Medium Jungle Green#1C352DΔE 8.71 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 10.45 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 11.23 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 12.64 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 12.72

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#06231E Channel Values

How #06231E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 6 · G 35 · B 30	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 170° · S 71% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 170° · S 83% · V 14%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 83% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 86%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.58:1 vs white · 1.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06231E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #06231E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06231E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #06231E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#051F1A

#041A17

#041613

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How #06231E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#06231E

Protanopia#20201E

Protanomaly#18211E

Deuteranopia#1C1C1F

Deuteranomaly#161F1E

Tritanopia#082222

Tritanomaly#072321

Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

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Using #06231E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-06231e: #06231E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06231E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06231e': '#06231E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.137, blue: 0.118)

Android XML<color name="color_06231e">#06231E</color>

SVG fillfill="#06231E"

More Teal Colors

#06231E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#06231E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06231E?

#06231E is a darkest teal — rgb(6, 35, 30) in RGB and hsl(170, 71%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #06231E?

#06231E is rgb(6, 35, 30) — red 6, green 35, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06231E?

#06231E converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 14%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06231E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #06231E scores 16.58:1 against white and 1.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06231E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06231E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 16.97, which is visibly different.

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