What color is #006A65?

#006A65 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006A65?

The RGB value is 0, 106, 101: 0 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006A65?

The complementary color is #6A0005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006A65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006A65 color

#006A65 rgb(0, 106, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006A65 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 41.6% green and 39.6% blue (0, 106, 101).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#006A65 color codes

HEX	`#006A65`
RGB	`rgb(0, 106, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 41.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.99, -26.87, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.99, 27.26, 189.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.502, 11.247, 14.085)`
Decimal	`27237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006A65, 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 #006A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #006A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006a65; }
.text { color: #006a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 106 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006a65, #003a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #006A65?: #006A65 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006A65?: The RGB value is 0, 106, 101: 0 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006A65?: The complementary color is #6A0005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006A65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.