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#06e5cc color: MoS₂ Cyan

#06e5cc is rgb(6, 229, 204) in RGB and oklch(82.692% 0.1484 181.149) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

82.7%
0.148
181°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc -30
Black text
13.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 77

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About #06e5cc

#06e5cc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 82.7% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.6:1 contrast and black text 13.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan (#00e6d3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #06e5cc mixed with white

  1. 06e5cc
  2. 4ae8d1
  3. 6aebd6
  4. 82eedb
  5. 98f1e0
  6. abf3e5
  7. bdf6ea
  8. cef8ef
  9. dffbf5
  10. effdfa

Darker: #06e5cc mixed with black

  1. 06e5cc
  2. 04c7b1
  3. 03aa97
  4. 028e7e
  5. 017265
  6. 01584e
  7. 003f37
  8. 002822
  9. 00120f
  10. 000302

Calmer: #06e5cc with less saturation

  1. 06e5cc
  2. 42e2cb
  3. 5ddfcb
  4. 71ddca
  5. 81daca
  6. 8fd7c9
  7. 9cd4c8
  8. a8d0c8
  9. b2cdc7
  10. bdcac7

Questions about #06e5cc

What color is #06e5cc?

#06e5cc is bright light teal. The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(6, 229, 204), in HSL hsl(173.27, 94.89%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.692% 0.1484 181.149).

What colors go well with #06e5cc?

The complementary color of #06e5cc is #ffa2c1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75e194 and #00dffd. The triadic partners are #d5b2ff and #ffae58.

Is white or black text more readable on #06e5cc?

Black text reads better on #06e5cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and black gives 13.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #06e5cc a warm or cool color?

#06e5cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 82.7% and its chroma 0.148.