What color is #06474D?

#06474D is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #06474D?

The RGB value is 6, 71, 77: 6 red, 71 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06474D?

The complementary color is #4D0C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06474D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06474D color

#06474D rgb(6, 71, 77)

Shades of teal

The hex color #06474D is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 27.8% green and 30.2% blue (6, 71, 77).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 86% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#06474D color codes

HEX	`#06474D`
RGB	`rgb(6, 71, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 27.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 86%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 92%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 8%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.96, -16.23, -9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.96, 18.57, 209.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.667, 5.081, 7.807)`
Decimal	`411469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06474D, 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 #06474D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06474D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #06474D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06474d; }
.text { color: #06474d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06474d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 71 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06474d, #06244d); }

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Questions

What color is #06474D?: #06474D is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #06474D?: The RGB value is 6, 71, 77: 6 red, 71 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06474D?: The complementary color is #4D0C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06474D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.