What color is #066F6C?

#066F6C is a dark, vivid cyan known as Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pine Scented Lagoon?

The RGB value is 6, 111, 108: 6 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pine Scented Lagoon?

The complementary color is #6F0609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #066F6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pine Scented Lagoon color: hex code #066F6C

#066F6C rgb(6, 111, 108)

Shades of teal

Pine Scented Lagoon has the hex code #066F6C. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 43.5% green and 42.4% blue (6, 111, 108).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 90% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C) color codes

HEX	`#066F6C`
RGB	`rgb(6, 111, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 43.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 90%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 95%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.98, -26.64, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.98, 27.28, 192.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.465, 12.489, 16.149)`
Decimal	`421740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pine Scented Lagoon, 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 #066F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#066F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #066F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #066f6c; }
.text { color: #066f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #066f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 111 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #066f6c, #063e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #066F6C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #066F6C?: #066F6C is a dark, vivid cyan known as Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pine Scented Lagoon?: The RGB value is 6, 111, 108: 6 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pine Scented Lagoon?: The complementary color is #6F0609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #066F6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.