What color is #006362?

#006362 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006362?

The RGB value is 0, 99, 98: 0 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006362?

The complementary color is #630001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006362 color

#006362 rgb(0, 99, 98)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006362 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 38.8% green and 38.4% blue (0, 99, 98).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#006362 color codes

HEX	`#006362`
RGB	`rgb(0, 99, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 38.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 100%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 1%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.49, -24.37, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.49, 25.22, 194.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.665, 9.805, 13.094)`
Decimal	`25442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006362, 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 #006362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#006362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #006362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006362; }
.text { color: #006362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 99 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006362, #003363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #006362?: #006362 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006362?: The RGB value is 0, 99, 98: 0 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006362?: The complementary color is #630001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.