What color is #006A4E?

#006A4E is a dark, vivid spring green known as Bottle Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bottle Green?

The RGB value is 0, 106, 78: 0 red, 106 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bottle Green?

The complementary color is #6A001C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bottle Green color: hex code #006A4E

#006A4E rgb(0, 106, 78)

Shades of green

Bottle Green has the hex code #006A4E. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 41.6% green and 30.6% blue (0, 106, 78).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

Bottle Green (#006A4E) color codes

HEX	`#006A4E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 106, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 41.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.34, -33.76, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.34, 34.8, 165.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.528, 10.857, 8.958)`
Decimal	`27214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bottle Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #006A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #006A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006a4e; }
.text { color: #006a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 106 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006a4e, #00516a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #006A4E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #006A4E?: #006A4E is a dark, vivid spring green known as Bottle Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bottle Green?: The RGB value is 0, 106, 78: 0 red, 106 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bottle Green?: The complementary color is #6A001C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.