Palettes / Colors / #06B8EA

#06B8EA — Vivid Teal

#06B8EA is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #06B8EA 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.

#06B8EA 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 #EA3706; it also sits naturally between #06EAA9 and #0647EA. 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 72% · Blue 92%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #06B8EA

.text { color: #06B8EA; }
.background { background-color: #06B8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #06B8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(6, 184, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 95%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #06B8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(6, 184, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #06B8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(6, 184, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#06B8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#06B8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA3706:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #06B8EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #06B8EA

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 #06B8EA 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 #06B8EA 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 #06B8EA?

#06B8EA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 6, 184, 234). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #06B8EA?

#06B8EA is RGB 6, 184, 234 — HSL 193°, 95%, 47% — CMYK 97%, 21%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #06B8EA?

Its complement is #EA3706; analogous partners are #06EAA9 and #0647EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #06B8EA for text?

Black text on #06B8EA has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.