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#06A7A5 Color

#06A7A5 is rgb(6, 167, 165) in RGB, hsl(179, 93%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 1%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06A7A5
HEX#06A7A5
RGBrgb(6, 167, 165)
HSLhsl(179, 93%, 34%)
HSVhsv(179, 96%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 1%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.112 193.3)
LABlab(61.67% -37.14 -9.81)
LCHlch(61.67% 38.41 194.79)

What #06A7A5 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 #06A7A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 5.08Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 6.52Viridian Green#009698ΔE 6.94Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 7.39Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 8.76Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.57

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

#06A7A5 Channel Values

How #06A7A5 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 167 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 93% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 96% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06A7A5 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06A7A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06A7A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06A7A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06A7A5
Complementary
#A70609
Analogous
#06A754
Analogous
#0659A7
Triadic
#A506A7
Triadic
#A7A506
Split comp.
#A70659
Split comp.
#A75406

Tints & Shades of #06A7A5

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

#08D4D0
#13F6F3
#3FF8F5
#70FAF8
#9DFBFA
#C9FDFC

Shades

#059491
#047B79
#046766
#035452
#02403F
#012727

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06A7A5.

How #06A7A5 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#06A7A5
Protanopia#9999A5
Protanomaly#7A9FA5
Deuteranopia#8B8BA7
Deuteranomaly#6E97A6
Tritanopia#0AA7A7
Tritanomaly#09A7A6
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #06A7A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06a7a5: #06A7A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06A7A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06a7a5': '#06A7A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.655, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_06a7a5">#06A7A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#06A7A5"

More Teal Colors

#06A7A5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06A7A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06A7A5?

#06A7A5 is a dark teal — rgb(6, 167, 165) in RGB and hsl(179, 93%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #06A7A5?

#06A7A5 is rgb(6, 167, 165) — red 6, green 167, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06A7A5?

#06A7A5 converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 1%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06A7A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06A7A5 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06A7A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06A7A5 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 5.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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