What color is #006663?

#006663 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peacock Pride?

The RGB value is 0, 102, 99: 0 red, 102 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peacock Pride?

The complementary color is #660003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006663?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peacock Pride color: hex code #006663

#006663 rgb(0, 102, 99)

Shades of teal

Peacock Pride has the hex code #006663. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 40% green and 38.8% blue (0, 102, 99).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

Peacock Pride (#006663) color codes

HEX	`#006663`
RGB	`rgb(0, 102, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 40%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.56, -25.55, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.56, 26.14, 192.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.002, 10.403, 13.441)`
Decimal	`26211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peacock Pride, 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 #006663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006663 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #006663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006663; }
.text { color: #006663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 102 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006663, #003666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

See #006663 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #006663?: #006663 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peacock Pride?: The RGB value is 0, 102, 99: 0 red, 102 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peacock Pride?: The complementary color is #660003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006663?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.