What color is #006B71?

#006B71 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006B71?

The RGB value is 0, 107, 113: 0 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006B71?

The complementary color is #710600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006B71 color

#006B71 rgb(0, 107, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006B71 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 42% green and 44.3% blue (0, 107, 113).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Obscura (#05696B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#006B71 color codes

HEX	`#006B71`
RGB	`rgb(0, 107, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 42%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.75, -23.33, -10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.75, 25.7, 204.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.237, 11.707, 17.445)`
Decimal	`27505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006B71, 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 #006B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #006B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006b71; }
.text { color: #006b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 107 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006b71, #003271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #006B71?: #006B71 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006B71?: The RGB value is 0, 107, 113: 0 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006B71?: The complementary color is #710600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.