What color is #006F78?

#006F78 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Wakame Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006F78?

The RGB value is 0, 111, 120: 0 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006F78?

The complementary color is #780900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006F78 color

#006F78 rgb(0, 111, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #006F78 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (0, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wakame Green (#00656E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#006F78 color codes

HEX	`#006F78`
RGB	`rgb(0, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, -22.97, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 26.2, 208.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.073, 12.724, 19.743)`
Decimal	`28536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006F78, 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 #006F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #006F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006f78; }
.text { color: #006f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006f78, #003378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #006F78?: #006F78 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Wakame Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006F78?: The RGB value is 0, 111, 120: 0 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006F78?: The complementary color is #780900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.