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#06A9B1 Color

#06A9B1 is rgb(6, 169, 177) in RGB, hsl(183, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 5%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian Green (#009698), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06A9B1
HEX#06A9B1
RGBrgb(6, 169, 177)
HSLhsl(183, 93%, 36%)
HSVhsv(183, 97%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 5%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.113 200.8)
LABlab(62.63% -35.04 -15.06)
LCHlch(62.63% 38.14 203.25)

What #06A9B1 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 #06A9B1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Viridian Green#009698ΔE 7.97Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 8.77Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 8.94Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 9.42Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 9.86Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 11.77

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

#06A9B1 Channel Values

How #06A9B1 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 169 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 93% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 97% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06A9B1 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06A9B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06A9B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06A9B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06A9B1
Complementary
#B10F06
Analogous
#06B164
Analogous
#0653B1
Triadic
#B106A9
Triadic
#A9B106
Split comp.
#B10653
Split comp.
#B16406

Tints & Shades of #06A9B1

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

#08D3DD
#1DECF7
#49F0F8
#70F3FA
#9DF7FB
#C9FAFD

Shades

#069199
#057E85
#04676C
#035459
#023D40
#022A2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06A9B1.

How #06A9B1 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#06A9B1
Protanopia#9B9BB1
Protanomaly#7BA1B1
Deuteranopia#8D8DB3
Deuteranomaly#6F99B2
Tritanopia#00AAAA
Tritanomaly#00AAAD
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06A9B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06a9b1: #06A9B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06A9B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06a9b1': '#06A9B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.663, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_06a9b1">#06A9B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#06A9B1"

More Teal Colors

#06A9B1 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06A9B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06A9B1?

#06A9B1 is a dark teal — rgb(6, 169, 177) in RGB and hsl(183, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian Green (#009698), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #06A9B1?

#06A9B1 is rgb(6, 169, 177) — red 6, green 169, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06A9B1?

#06A9B1 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 5%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06A9B1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06A9B1 scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06A9B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06A9B1 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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