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#006D5B Teal Green
#006D5B is a very dark, vivid teal, known as Teal Green. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 42.7% green, and 35.7% blue. Its hue is 170°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #006D5B.
Split complementary
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.34:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #006D5B as they’d see it.
#006D5B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #006D5B
What color is #006D5B?
#006D5B is a very dark, vivid teal, known as Teal Green. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 42.7% green, and 35.7% blue. Its hue is 170°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #006D5B in RGB?
#006D5B is rgb(0, 109, 91): 0 red, 109 green, and 91 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #006D5B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 0, 17, 57). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #006D5B?
PANTONE 342 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #006D5B?
Its complement #904D48 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.