What color is #106A66?

#106A66 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #106A66?

The RGB value is 16, 106, 102: 16 red, 106 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #106A66?

The complementary color is #6A1014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #106A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#106A66 color

#106A66 rgb(16, 106, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #106A66 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 41.6% green and 40% blue (16, 106, 102).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 74% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#106A66 color codes

HEX	`#106A66`
RGB	`rgb(16, 106, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 41.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 74%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 85%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.21, -25.32, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.21, 25.79, 190.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.765, 11.377, 14.354)`
Decimal	`1075814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #106A66, 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 #106A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#106A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #106A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #106a66; }
.text { color: #106a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #106a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 106 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #106a66, #10416a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #106A66?: #106A66 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #106A66?: The RGB value is 16, 106, 102: 16 red, 106 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #106A66?: The complementary color is #6A1014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #106A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.