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#06DBD7 Color

#06DBD7 is rgb(6, 219, 215) in RGB, hsl(179, 95%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 2%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Turquoise (#08E8DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06DBD7
HEX#06DBD7
RGBrgb(6, 219, 215)
HSLhsl(179, 95%, 44%)
HSVhsv(179, 97%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 2%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.138 192.4)
LABlab(79.01% -45.91 -11.33)
LCHlch(79.01% 47.29 193.86)

What #06DBD7 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 #06DBD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 5.73Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 5.9Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 6.12Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.97Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 7.8Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 8.96

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

#06DBD7 Channel Values

How #06DBD7 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 219 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 95% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 97% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06DBD7 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06DBD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06DBD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06DBD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06DBD7
Complementary
#DB0609
Analogous
#06DB6D
Analogous
#0674DB
Triadic
#D706DB
Triadic
#DBD706
Split comp.
#DB0674
Split comp.
#DB6D06

Tints & Shades of #06DBD7

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

#10F9F5
#33FAF6
#5BFBF8
#83FCFA
#AAFDFB
#CDFEFD

Shades

#05BDBA
#04A4A1
#038684
#036867
#024B49
#013231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06DBD7.

How #06DBD7 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#06DBD7
Protanopia#CACAD7
Protanomaly#A0D1D7
Deuteranopia#B7B7DA
Deuteranomaly#92C7D9
Tritanopia#11DBDB
Tritanomaly#0DDBD9
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06DBD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06dbd7: #06DBD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06DBD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06dbd7': '#06DBD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.859, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_06dbd7">#06DBD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#06DBD7"

More Teal Colors

#06DBD7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06DBD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06DBD7?

#06DBD7 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(6, 219, 215) in RGB and hsl(179, 95%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08E8DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #06DBD7?

#06DBD7 is rgb(6, 219, 215) — red 6, green 219, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06DBD7?

#06DBD7 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 2%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06DBD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06DBD7 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06DBD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06DBD7 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 6.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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