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#06B198 Color

#06B198 is rgb(6, 177, 152) in RGB, hsl(171, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 14%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Green (#00A693), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06B198
HEX#06B198
RGBrgb(6, 177, 152)
HSLhsl(171, 93%, 36%)
HSVhsv(171, 97%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 14%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.125 177.7)
LABlab(64.53% -43.91 1.55)
LCHlch(64.53% 43.94 177.97)

What #06B198 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 #06B198, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Green#00A693ΔE 5.25Keppel#3AB09EΔE 7.04Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 7.13Zomp#39A78EΔE 7.58Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 8.96Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 9.93

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

#06B198 Channel Values

How #06B198 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 177 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 93% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 97% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06B198 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06B198 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06B198

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06B198; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06B198
Complementary
#B10620
Analogous
#06B142
Analogous
#0675B1
Triadic
#9806B1
Triadic
#B19806
Split comp.
#B10675
Split comp.
#B14206

Tints & Shades of #06B198

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

#08DDBD
#1DF7D6
#49F8DE
#70FAE5
#9DFBED
#C9FDF5

Shades

#069983
#058572
#046C5D
#03594C
#024037
#022C26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06B198.

How #06B198 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#06B198
Protanopia#A3A398
Protanomaly#81A998
Deuteranopia#94949B
Deuteranomaly#75A09A
Tritanopia#24AEAE
Tritanomaly#1CAFA6
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06B198 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06b198: #06B198;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06B198;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06b198': '#06B198' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.694, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_06b198">#06B198</color>
SVG fillfill="#06B198"

More Teal Colors

#06B198 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06B198 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06B198?

#06B198 is a dark teal — rgb(6, 177, 152) in RGB and hsl(171, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Green (#00A693), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #06B198?

#06B198 is rgb(6, 177, 152) — red 6, green 177, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06B198?

#06B198 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 14%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06B198 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06B198 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06B198 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06B198 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 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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