What color is #006560?

#006560 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 #006560?

The RGB value is 0, 101, 96: 0 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006560?

The complementary color is #650005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006560 color

#006560 rgb(0, 101, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006560 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (0, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#006560 color codes

HEX	`#006560`
RGB	`rgb(0, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.11, -26.04, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.11, 26.4, 189.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.764, 10.151, 12.667)`
Decimal	`25952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006560, 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 #006560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #006560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006560; }
.text { color: #006560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006560, #003865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #006560?: #006560 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 #006560?: The RGB value is 0, 101, 96: 0 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006560?: The complementary color is #650005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.