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#06E0CA Color

#06E0CA is rgb(6, 224, 202) in RGB, hsl(174, 95%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 10%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06E0CA
HEX#06E0CA
RGBrgb(6, 224, 202)
HSLhsl(174, 95%, 45%)
HSVhsv(174, 97%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 10%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.145 182.5)
LABlab(80.21% -50.60 -2.70)
LCHlch(80.21% 50.67 183.05)

What #06E0CA 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 #06E0CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 5.86Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 7.07Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 11.16Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 11.62Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 13.78Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 14

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

#06E0CA Channel Values

How #06E0CA 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 224 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 95% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 97% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06E0CA 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06E0CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06E0CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06E0CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06E0CA
Complementary
#E0061C
Analogous
#06E05D
Analogous
#0689E0
Triadic
#CA06E0
Triadic
#E0CA06
Split comp.
#E00689
Split comp.
#E05D06

Tints & Shades of #06E0CA

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

#15F9E2
#38FAE7
#60FBEB
#83FCF0
#AAFDF5
#CDFEF9

Shades

#05C2AF
#04A494
#038679
#036D63
#025048
#01322D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06E0CA.

How #06E0CA 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#06E0CA
Protanopia#CECECB
Protanomaly#A4D6CA
Deuteranopia#BBBBCD
Deuteranomaly#95CBCC
Tritanopia#28DDDD
Tritanomaly#1FDED6
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06E0CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06e0ca: #06E0CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06E0CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06e0ca': '#06E0CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.878, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_06e0ca">#06E0CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#06E0CA"

More Teal Colors

#06E0CA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06E0CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06E0CA?

#06E0CA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(6, 224, 202) in RGB and hsl(174, 95%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #06E0CA?

#06E0CA is rgb(6, 224, 202) — red 6, green 224, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06E0CA?

#06E0CA converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 10%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06E0CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06E0CA scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06E0CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06E0CA 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 5.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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