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#069880 Color

#069880 is rgb(6, 152, 128) in RGB, hsl(170, 92%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 16%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#069880
HEX#069880
RGBrgb(6, 152, 128)
HSLhsl(170, 92%, 31%)
HSVhsv(170, 96%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 16%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.113 176.1)
LABlab(55.95% -39.66 2.62)
LCHlch(55.95% 39.74 176.22)

What #069880 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 #069880, 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.

#069880 Channel Values

How #069880 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 152 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 92% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 96% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.61:1 vs white · 5.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #069880 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #069880

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #069880; 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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Tints & Shades of #069880

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #069880.

How #069880 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#069880
Protanopia#8C8C80
Protanomaly#6E9180
Deuteranopia#7F7F82
Deuteranomaly#648981
Tritanopia#209595
Tritanomaly#18968D
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #069880 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-069880: #069880;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #069880;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-069880': '#069880' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.596, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_069880">#069880</color>
SVG fillfill="#069880"

More Teal Colors

#069880 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#069880 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #069880?

#069880 is a dark teal — rgb(6, 152, 128) in RGB and hsl(170, 92%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #069880?

#069880 is rgb(6, 152, 128) — red 6, green 152, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #069880?

#069880 converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 16%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #069880 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #069880 scores 3.61:1 against white and 5.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #069880 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #069880 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.52, which is visibly different.

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