Palettes / Colors / #069999

#069999 — Vivid Teal

#069999 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#069999 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #980606; it also sits naturally between #06984F and #064F98. 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 2% · Green 60% · Blue 60%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #069999

.text { color: #069999; }
.background { background-color: #069999; }
.border { border: 3px solid #069999; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(6, 153, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 92%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #069999; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(6, 153, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #069999; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(6, 153, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#069999">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#069999">Div content here</div>

Shades of #069999

Tints of #069999

Tones of #069999

Color harmonies

Complementary — #980606:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #069999: #000000.

How #069999 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 #069999 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

← #069998  ·  #06999A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #069999?

#069999 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 6, 153, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #069999?

#069999 is RGB 6, 153, 153 — HSL 180°, 92%, 31% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #069999?

Its complement is #980606; analogous partners are #06984F and #064F98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #069999 for text?

Black text on #069999 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.