What color is #206B61?

#206B61 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #206B61?

The RGB value is 32, 107, 97: 32 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #206B61?

The complementary color is #6B202A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #206B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#206B61 color

#206B61 rgb(32, 107, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #206B61 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 42% green and 38% blue (32, 107, 97).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 54% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#206B61 color codes

HEX	`#206B61`
RGB	`rgb(32, 107, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 42%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 54%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 70%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, -25.23, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 25.25, 182.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.01, 11.685, 13.14)`
Decimal	`2124641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #206B61, 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 #206B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#206B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #206B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #206b61; }
.text { color: #206b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #206b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 107 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #206b61, #20506b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #206B61?: #206B61 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #206B61?: The RGB value is 32, 107, 97: 32 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #206B61?: The complementary color is #6B202A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #206B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.