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#06E9FE Color

#06E9FE is rgb(6, 233, 254) in RGB, hsl(185, 99%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06E9FE
HEX#06E9FE
RGBrgb(6, 233, 254)
HSLhsl(185, 99%, 51%)
HSVhsv(185, 98%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 8%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.146 206.4)
LABlab(84.21% -42.26 -24.09)
LCHlch(84.21% 48.64 209.69)

What #06E9FE 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 #06E9FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 6.26Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 13.56Aqua#00FFFFΔE 13.99Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 14.02Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 14.67Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 14.99

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

#06E9FE Channel Values

How #06E9FE 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 233 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 99% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 98% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06E9FE 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06E9FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06E9FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06E9FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06E9FE
Complementary
#FE1B06
Analogous
#06FE97
Analogous
#066DFE
Triadic
#FE06E9
Triadic
#E9FE06
Split comp.
#FE066D
Split comp.
#FE9706

Tints & Shades of #06E9FE

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

#2AECFE
#48EFFE
#6CF2FE
#8FF5FE
#B3F8FF
#D1FBFF

Shades

#01CDDF
#01B1C1
#01909D
#01707A
#004F56
#003338

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06E9FE.

How #06E9FE 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#06E9FE
Protanopia#D7D7FE
Protanomaly#ABDEFE
Deuteranopia#C3C3FF
Deuteranomaly#9BD3FF
Tritanopia#00ECEC
Tritanomaly#00EBF3
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06E9FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06e9fe: #06E9FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06E9FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06e9fe': '#06E9FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.914, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_06e9fe">#06E9FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#06E9FE"

More Teal Colors

#06E9FE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06E9FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06E9FE?

#06E9FE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(6, 233, 254) in RGB and hsl(185, 99%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #06E9FE?

#06E9FE is rgb(6, 233, 254) — red 6, green 233, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06E9FE?

#06E9FE converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 8%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06E9FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06E9FE scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06E9FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06E9FE 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 13.56, which is visibly different.

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