What color is #006561?

#006561 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 #006561?

The RGB value is 0, 101, 97: 0 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006561?

The complementary color is #650004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006561 color

#006561 rgb(0, 101, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006561 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 39.6% green and 38% blue (0, 101, 97).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#006561 color codes

HEX	`#006561`
RGB	`rgb(0, 101, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 39.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, -25.71, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 26.17, 190.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.81, 10.17, 12.911)`
Decimal	`25953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006561, 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 #006561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #006561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006561; }
.text { color: #006561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 101 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006561, #003665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #006561?: #006561 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 #006561?: The RGB value is 0, 101, 97: 0 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006561?: The complementary color is #650004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.