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#06BBC8

#06bbc8 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#06bbc8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 73.33% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97% cyan, 6.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 184.02°, with 94.17% saturation and 40.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 6.06.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.3975

Complementary

  1. #06bbc8
  2. #c81306

Split complementary

  1. #06bbc8
  2. #c8065a
  3. #c87406

Analogous

  1. #06c874
  2. #06bbc8
  3. #065ac8

Triadic

  1. #06bbc8
  2. #c806bb
  3. #bbc806

Tetradic

  1. #06bbc8
  2. #1306c8
  3. #c81306
  4. #bbc806

Square

  1. #06bbc8
  2. #7406c8
  3. #c81306
  4. #5ac806

Monochromatic

  1. #023033
  2. #04767e
  3. #06bbc8
  4. #22eaf8
  5. #6cf1fb

Shades

#06bbc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06bbc8
  2. #05a8b4
  3. #0596a0
  4. #04838c
  5. #047078
  6. #035e64
  7. #024b50
  8. #02383c
  9. #012528
  10. #011314
  11. #000000

Tints

#06bbc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06bbc8
  2. #1fc2ce
  3. #38c9d3
  4. #51cfd9
  5. #6ad6de
  6. #83dde4
  7. #9be4e9
  8. #b4ebef
  9. #cdf1f4
  10. #e6f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06bbc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06bbc8
  2. #12b5c1
  3. #1eafba
  4. #2ba9b2
  5. #37a3ab
  6. #439ea4
  7. #4f989d
  8. #5b9296
  9. #688c8e
  10. #748687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b1b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb3c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a2c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b6c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75adc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06bbc8 {
  color: #06bbc8;
}
Background
.bg-06bbc8 {
  background-color: #06bbc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06bbc8 {
  border: 2px solid #06bbc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06bbc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 187 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 94% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06bbc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06bbc8, #065ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06bbc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 187 200 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.06 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.38 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.52 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.79 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.03 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.42 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.26 #f94437 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#06bbc8  rgb(6, 187, 200)  hsl(184, 94%, 40%)  Dark Turquoise
#c81306  rgb(200, 19, 6)  hsl(4, 94%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#c806bb  rgb(200, 6, 187)  hsl(304, 94%, 40%)  Purpureus
#bbc806  rgb(187, 200, 6)  hsl(64, 94%, 40%)  Pear