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#06BBE0 Color

#06BBE0 is rgb(6, 187, 224) in RGB, hsl(190, 95%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 17%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerulean (Crayola) (#1DACD6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06BBE0
HEX#06BBE0
RGBrgb(6, 187, 224)
HSLhsl(190, 95%, 45%)
HSVhsv(190, 97%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 17%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.132 218.9)
LABlab(69.60% -30.61 -30.30)
LCHlch(69.60% 43.07 224.71)

What #06BBE0 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 #06BBE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 7.14Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.3Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 7.5Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 9.53Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 10.21Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 10.94

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

#06BBE0 Channel Values

How #06BBE0 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 187 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 95% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 97% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06BBE0 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06BBE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06BBE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06BBE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06BBE0
Complementary
#E02A06
Analogous
#06E097
Analogous
#064EE0
Triadic
#E006BB
Triadic
#BBE006
Split comp.
#E0064E
Split comp.
#E09706

Tints & Shades of #06BBE0

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

#15D3F9
#38DAFA
#60E1FB
#83E8FC
#AAEFFD
#CDF6FE

Shades

#05A2C2
#0489A4
#037086
#035C6D
#024350
#012A32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06BBE0.

How #06BBE0 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#06BBE0
Protanopia#ACACE0
Protanomaly#89B2E0
Deuteranopia#9C9CE2
Deuteranomaly#7CA9E1
Tritanopia#00C0C0
Tritanomaly#00BECE
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06BBE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06bbe0: #06BBE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06BBE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06bbe0': '#06BBE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.733, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_06bbe0">#06BBE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#06BBE0"

More Teal Colors

#06BBE0 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06BBE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06BBE0?

#06BBE0 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(6, 187, 224) in RGB and hsl(190, 95%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerulean (Crayola) (#1DACD6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #06BBE0?

#06BBE0 is rgb(6, 187, 224) — red 6, green 187, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06BBE0?

#06BBE0 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 17%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06BBE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06BBE0 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06BBE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06BBE0 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 deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 14.95, which is visibly different.

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