What color is #006E75?

#006E75 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 #006E75?

The RGB value is 0, 110, 117: 0 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006E75?

The complementary color is #750700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006E75 color

#006E75 rgb(0, 110, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006E75 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 43.1% green and 45.9% blue (0, 110, 117).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Obscura (#05696B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#006E75 color codes

HEX	`#006E75`
RGB	`rgb(0, 110, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 43.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, -23.5, -11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 26.15, 206.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.785, 12.435, 18.763)`
Decimal	`28277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006E75, 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 #006E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #006E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006e75; }
.text { color: #006e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 110 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006e75, #003375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #006E75?: #006E75 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 #006E75?: The RGB value is 0, 110, 117: 0 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006E75?: The complementary color is #750700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.