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#06C1AE Color

#06C1AE is rgb(6, 193, 174) in RGB, hsl(174, 94%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 10%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06C1AE
HEX#06C1AE
RGBrgb(6, 193, 174)
HSLhsl(174, 94%, 39%)
HSVhsv(174, 97%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 10%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.129 182.5)
LABlab(70.06% -45.17 -2.47)
LCHlch(70.06% 45.23 183.13)

What #06C1AE 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 #06C1AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.25Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.99Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.44Persian Green#00A693ΔE 10.15Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.12Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.14

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

#06C1AE Channel Values

How #06C1AE 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 193 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 94% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 97% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06C1AE 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06C1AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06C1AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06C1AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06C1AE
Complementary
#C10619
Analogous
#06C151
Analogous
#0676C1
Triadic
#AE06C1
Triadic
#C1AE06
Split comp.
#C10676
Split comp.
#C15106

Tints & Shades of #06C1AE

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

#07E9D2
#25F8E3
#4DF9E8
#79FBEE
#A1FCF3
#CEFDF9

Shades

#05A898
#048F82
#04776B
#035E55
#02453F
#012D28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06C1AE.

How #06C1AE 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#06C1AE
Protanopia#B2B2AE
Protanomaly#8DB8AE
Deuteranopia#A1A1B1
Deuteranomaly#80AFB0
Tritanopia#22BFBF
Tritanomaly#1AC0B8
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #06C1AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06c1ae: #06C1AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06C1AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06c1ae': '#06C1AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.757, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_06c1ae">#06C1AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#06C1AE"

More Teal Colors

#06C1AE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06C1AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06C1AE?

#06C1AE is a dark teal — rgb(6, 193, 174) in RGB and hsl(174, 94%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.25.

What is the RGB value of #06C1AE?

#06C1AE is rgb(6, 193, 174) — red 6, green 193, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06C1AE?

#06C1AE converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 10%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06C1AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06C1AE scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06C1AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06C1AE 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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