Colour
#006057
- #006057
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#006057 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 96, 87 and HSL 174°, 100%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#006057#006057
HEX#006057
RGBrgb(0, 96, 87)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3765, 0.3412
RGB percentages0%, 37.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(174.4, 100%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.4, 100%, 37.6%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 9.4%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,663
CSS custom property--colour: #006057;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#FF9FA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#600009
Analogous#006027, #003960
Triadic#570060, #605700
Split complementary#600039, #602700
Tetradic#270060, #600009, #396000
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G96
B87
Red0 (0%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue174.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 60 · B 57
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