What color is #006F6F?

#006F6F is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006F6F?

The RGB value is 0, 111, 111: 0 red, 111 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006F6F?

The complementary color is #6F0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006F6F color

#006F6F rgb(0, 111, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006F6F is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 43.5% green and 43.5% blue (0, 111, 111).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#006F6F color codes

HEX	`#006F6F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 111, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 43.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.02, -26.05, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.02, 27.15, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.552, 12.515, 17.001)`
Decimal	`28527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006F6F, 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 #006F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #006F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006f6f; }
.text { color: #006f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 111 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006f6f, #00386f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #006F6F?: #006F6F is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006F6F?: The RGB value is 0, 111, 111: 0 red, 111 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006F6F?: The complementary color is #6F0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.