Close to Mint
#06BB96
#06BB96 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Mint. In RGB it’s made of 2.4% red, 73.3% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 168°, with 94% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #06BB96.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.45:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.56:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.45:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.56:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #06BB96 as they’d see it.
#06BB96 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 #06BB96
What color is #06BB96?
#06BB96 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Mint. In RGB it’s made of 2.4% red, 73.3% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 168°, with 94% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #06BB96 in RGB?
#06BB96 is rgb(6, 187, 150): 6 red, 187 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #06BB96 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(97, 0, 20, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #06BB96?
PANTONE 3395 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #06BB96?
Its complement #F7847F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.