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#06CBCB Color

#06CBCB is rgb(6, 203, 203) in RGB, hsl(180, 94%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06CBCB
HEX#06CBCB
RGBrgb(6, 203, 203)
HSLhsl(180, 94%, 41%)
HSVhsv(180, 97%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.13 194.8)
LABlab(73.85% -42.48 -12.56)
LCHlch(73.85% 44.30 196.47)

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

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

#06CBCB Channel Values

How #06CBCB 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 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 94% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 97% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06CBCB 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #06CBCB

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #06CBCB

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

Shades

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

How #06CBCB 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#06CBCB
Protanopia#BBBBCB
Protanomaly#94C1CB
Deuteranopia#AAAACD
Deuteranomaly#87B8CC
Tritanopia#06CBCB
Tritanomaly#06CBCB
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06CBCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06cbcb: #06CBCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06CBCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06cbcb': '#06CBCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.796, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_06cbcb">#06CBCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#06CBCB"

More Teal Colors

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

#06CBCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06CBCB?

#06CBCB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(6, 203, 203) in RGB and hsl(180, 94%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.46.

What is the RGB value of #06CBCB?

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

What is the CMYK value of #06CBCB?

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

Should text on #06CBCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06CBCB scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #06CBCB 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 1.97, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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