Palettes / Colors / #006166

#006166 — Deep Vivid Teal

#006166 is a teal color we call Deep Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #006166 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#006166 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #660500; it also sits naturally between #006638 and #002E66. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 38% · Blue 40%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 60%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #006166

.text { color: #006166; }
.background { background-color: #006166; }
.border { border: 3px solid #006166; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 97, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 100%, 20%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #006166; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 97, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #006166; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 97, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#006166">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#006166">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #660500:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #006166: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #006166

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #006166 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #006166 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #006166?

#006166 is Deep Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 97, 102). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #006166?

#006166 is RGB 0, 97, 102 — HSL 183°, 100%, 20% — CMYK 100%, 5%, 0%, 60%.

What colors go with #006166?

Its complement is #660500; analogous partners are #006638 and #002E66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #006166 for text?

White text on #006166 has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.90:1.