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#06ABB1 Color

#06ABB1 is rgb(6, 171, 177) in RGB, hsl(182, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 3%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06ABB1
HEX#06ABB1
RGBrgb(6, 171, 177)
HSLhsl(182, 93%, 36%)
HSVhsv(182, 97%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 3%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.114 199.3)
LABlab(63.26% -35.86 -14.12)
LCHlch(63.26% 38.54 201.49)

What #06ABB1 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 #06ABB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 7.79Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 7.86Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.1Viridian Green#009698ΔE 8.3Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.47Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 12.64

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

#06ABB1 Channel Values

How #06ABB1 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 171 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 93% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 97% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06ABB1 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06ABB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06ABB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06ABB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06ABB1
Complementary
#B10C06
Analogous
#06B161
Analogous
#0656B1
Triadic
#B106AB
Triadic
#ABB106
Split comp.
#B10656
Split comp.
#B16106

Tints & Shades of #06ABB1

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

#08D6DD
#1DF0F7
#49F3F8
#70F5FA
#9DF8FB
#C9FBFD

Shades

#069499
#058185
#04696C
#035659
#023E40
#022B2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06ABB1.

How #06ABB1 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#06ABB1
Protanopia#9D9DB1
Protanomaly#7DA3B1
Deuteranopia#8F8FB3
Deuteranomaly#719BB2
Tritanopia#00ACAC
Tritanomaly#00ABAE
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06ABB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06abb1: #06ABB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06ABB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06abb1': '#06ABB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.671, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_06abb1">#06ABB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#06ABB1"

More Teal Colors

#06ABB1 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06ABB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06ABB1?

#06ABB1 is a dark teal — rgb(6, 171, 177) in RGB and hsl(182, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #06ABB1?

#06ABB1 is rgb(6, 171, 177) — red 6, green 171, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06ABB1?

#06ABB1 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 3%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06ABB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06ABB1 scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06ABB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06ABB1 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 8.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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