What color is #006072?

#006072 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006072?

The RGB value is 0, 96, 114: 0 red, 96 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006072?

The complementary color is #721200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006072?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006072 color

#006072 rgb(0, 96, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006072 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 37.6% green and 44.7% blue (0, 96, 114).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Lagoon (#005A6F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#006072 color codes

HEX	`#006072`
RGB	`rgb(0, 96, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 37.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, -17.04, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 24.06, 224.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.219, 9.58, 17.385)`
Decimal	`24690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006072, 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 #006072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#006072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #006072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006072; }
.text { color: #006072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 96 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006072, #002772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #006072?: #006072 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006072?: The RGB value is 0, 96, 114: 0 red, 96 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006072?: The complementary color is #721200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006072?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.