What color is #006A61?

#006A61 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006A61?

The RGB value is 0, 106, 97: 0 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006A61?

The complementary color is #6A0009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006A61 color

#006A61 rgb(0, 106, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006A61 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 41.6% green and 38% blue (0, 106, 97).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#006A61 color codes

HEX	`#006A61`
RGB	`rgb(0, 106, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 41.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, -28.16, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 28.26, 184.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.311, 11.17, 13.078)`
Decimal	`27233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006A61, 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 #006A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #006A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006a61; }
.text { color: #006a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 106 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006a61, #003e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #006A61?: #006A61 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006A61?: The RGB value is 0, 106, 97: 0 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006A61?: The complementary color is #6A0009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.