Teal Green (#006D5B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.29:1 — vs black: 3.34:1

Color values

  • HEX #006D5B
  • RGB rgb(0, 109, 91)
  • HSL hsl(170, 100%, 42%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 16.51, 57.25 )
  • Websafe #006666

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #006D5B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Teal Green
#006D5B Base
#6D0012
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Teal Green
#006D5B Base
#006D24
#00486D
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Teal Green
#006D5B Base
#5B006D
#6D5B00
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Teal Green
#006D5B Base
#6D0048
#6D2400
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Teal Green
#006D5B Base
#24006D
#6D0012
#486D00
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Teal Green
#006D5B Base
#001A15
#00201B
#004439
#00967D
#00B99B
#07FFD6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Teal Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#001A15
#002A23
#003B31
#004C3F
#005C4D
Teal Green #006D5B Base
#00B89A
#04FFD6
#4FFFE2
#9AFFEE
#E6FFFB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #006D5B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #006D5B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #006D5B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #006D5B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #006D5B,
        #DA0024
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #006D5B,
        #DA0024
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$teal-green: #006D5B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$teal-green-r: 0;
$teal-green-g: 109;
$teal-green-b: 91;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $teal-green;
    color: rgba($teal-green-r, $teal-green-g, $teal-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Teal Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #006D5B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5D5D5C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #67675B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #136B6B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #606060 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Teal Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Teal Green #006D5B Base
Tropical Rain Forest #00755E ΔE 3.11
Bottle Green #006A4E ΔE 3.91
Pine Green #01796F ΔE 5.55

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.