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#06BC97

#06bc97 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#06bc97 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 73.73% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 167.8°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3824

Complementary

  1. #06bc97
  2. #bc062b

Split complementary

  1. #06bc97
  2. #bc0686
  3. #bc3c06

Analogous

  1. #06bc3c
  2. #06bc97
  3. #0686bc

Triadic

  1. #06bc97
  2. #9706bc
  3. #bc9706

Tetradic

  1. #06bc97
  2. #062bbc
  3. #bc062b
  4. #bc9706

Square

  1. #06bc97
  2. #3c06bc
  3. #bc062b
  4. #86bc06

Monochromatic

  1. #012820
  2. #04725b
  3. #06bc97
  4. #17f8ca
  5. #61fadb

Shades

#06bc97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06bc97
  2. #05a988
  3. #059679
  4. #04846a
  5. #04715b
  6. #035e4c
  7. #024b3c
  8. #02382d
  9. #01261e
  10. #01130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#06bc97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06bc97
  2. #1fc3a1
  3. #38c9ac
  4. #51d0b6
  5. #6ad7c1
  6. #83decb
  7. #9be4d5
  8. #b4ebe0
  9. #cdf2ea
  10. #e6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06bc97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06bc97
  2. #12b695
  3. #1eb092
  4. #2baa90
  5. #37a48e
  6. #439e8c
  7. #4f9889
  8. #5b9287
  9. #688c85
  10. #748682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84afa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6af95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a09a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00beb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b496 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81ac99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bda7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06bc97 {
  color: #06bc97;
}
Background
.bg-06bc97 {
  background-color: #06bc97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06bc97 {
  border: 2px solid #06bc97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06bc97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 188 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06bc97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06bc97, #0686bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06bc97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 188 151 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.87 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 4.87 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.04 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.71 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.83 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.61 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.06 #f94368 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#06bc97  rgb(6, 188, 151)  hsl(168, 94%, 38%)  Mint
#bc062b  rgb(188, 6, 43)  hsl(348, 94%, 38%)  Cardinal
#9706bc  rgb(151, 6, 188)  hsl(288, 94%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#bc9706  rgb(188, 151, 6)  hsl(48, 94%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod