What color is #006E7A?

#006E7A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006E7A?

The RGB value is 0, 110, 122: 0 red, 110 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006E7A?

The complementary color is #7A0C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006E7A color

#006E7A rgb(0, 110, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006E7A is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 43.1% green and 47.8% blue (0, 110, 122).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Persian Mosaic (#206874), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#006E7A color codes

HEX	`#006E7A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 110, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 43.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 10%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.09, -21.74, -14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.09, 25.97, 213.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.087, 12.556, 20.353)`
Decimal	`28282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006E7A, 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 #006E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #006E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006e7a; }
.text { color: #006e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 110 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006e7a, #00317a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #006E7A?: #006E7A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006E7A?: The RGB value is 0, 110, 122: 0 red, 110 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006E7A?: The complementary color is #7A0C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.