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#063437 Color

#063437 is rgb(6, 52, 55) in RGB, hsl(184, 80%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 5%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#063437
HEX#063437
RGBrgb(6, 52, 55)
HSLhsl(184, 80%, 12%)
HSVhsv(184, 89%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 5%, 0%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(29.7% 0.047 201.6)
LABlab(18.94% -14.44 -6.48)
LCHlch(18.94% 15.82 204.16)

What #063437 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 #063437, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#063437 Channel Values

How #063437 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 6 · G 52 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 80% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 89% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.51:1 vs white · 1.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #063437 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 text13.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #063437

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #063437; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #063437

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #063437.

How #063437 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#063437
Protanopia#2F2F37
Protanomaly#243137
Deuteranopia#2A2A38
Deuteranomaly#212F37
Tritanopia#043434
Tritanomaly#053435
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #063437 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-063437: #063437;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #063437;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-063437': '#063437' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.204, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_063437">#063437</color>
SVG fillfill="#063437"

More Teal Colors

#063437 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#063437 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #063437?

#063437 is a darkest teal — rgb(6, 52, 55) in RGB and hsl(184, 80%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #063437?

#063437 is rgb(6, 52, 55) — red 6, green 52, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #063437?

#063437 converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 5%, 0%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #063437 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #063437 scores 13.51:1 against white and 1.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #063437 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #063437 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.65, which is visibly different.

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