What color is #06463B?

#06463B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #06463B?

The RGB value is 6, 70, 59: 6 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06463B?

The complementary color is #460611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06463B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06463B color

#06463B rgb(6, 70, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #06463B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 27.5% green and 23.1% blue (6, 70, 59).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 84% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#06463B color codes

HEX	`#06463B`
RGB	`rgb(6, 70, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 27.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 84%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 91%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, -21.92, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 21.96, 176.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.054, 4.734, 4.89)`
Decimal	`411195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06463B, 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 #06463B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06463B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #06463B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06463b; }
.text { color: #06463b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06463b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 70 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06463b, #063146); }

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Questions

What color is #06463B?: #06463B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #06463B?: The RGB value is 6, 70, 59: 6 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06463B?: The complementary color is #460611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06463B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.