What color is #006559?

#006559 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006559?

The RGB value is 0, 101, 89: 0 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006559?

The complementary color is #65000C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006559 color

#006559 rgb(0, 101, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006559 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 39.6% green and 34.9% blue (0, 101, 89).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#006559 color codes

HEX	`#006559`
RGB	`rgb(0, 101, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 39.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.89, -28.29, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.89, 28.29, 180.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.456, 10.028, 11.045)`
Decimal	`25945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006559, 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 #006559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #006559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006559; }
.text { color: #006559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 101 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006559, #003e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #006559?: #006559 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006559?: The RGB value is 0, 101, 89: 0 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006559?: The complementary color is #65000C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.