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#06CBAA Color

#06CBAA is rgb(6, 203, 170) in RGB, hsl(170, 94%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 16%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06CBAA
HEX#06CBAA
RGBrgb(6, 203, 170)
HSLhsl(170, 94%, 41%)
HSVhsv(170, 97%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 16%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.141 175.3)
LABlab(73.08% -49.63 4.03)
LCHlch(73.08% 49.80 175.36)

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

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.69Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.7Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.74Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.58Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.72Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 13.38

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

#06CBAA Channel Values

How #06CBAA 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 203 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 94% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 97% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06CBAA 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #06CBAA

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

Base
#06CBAA
Complementary
#CB0627
Analogous
#06CB48
Analogous
#0689CB
Triadic
#AA06CB
Triadic
#CBAA06
Split comp.
#CB0689
Split comp.
#CB4806

Tints & Shades of #06CBAA

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

#07F2CB
#2AF8D6
#52FADE
#7EFBE6
#A6FCEE
#CEFDF5

Shades

#06B295
#05947C
#047C68
#036353
#024A3E
#012D25

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

How #06CBAA 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#06CBAA
Protanopia#BBBBAB
Protanomaly#94C1AA
Deuteranopia#AAAAAD
Deuteranomaly#87B8AC
Tritanopia#2DC7C7
Tritanomaly#23C9BC
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06CBAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06cbaa: #06CBAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06CBAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06cbaa': '#06CBAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.796, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_06cbaa">#06CBAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#06CBAA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#06CBAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06CBAA?

#06CBAA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(6, 203, 170) in RGB and hsl(170, 94%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.69.

What is the RGB value of #06CBAA?

#06CBAA is rgb(6, 203, 170) — red 6, green 203, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06CBAA?

#06CBAA converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 16%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06CBAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06CBAA scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #06CBAA 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.58, which is visibly different.

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