Palettes / Colors / #06DDFE

#06DDFE — Vivid Teal

#06DDFE 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 #06DDFE 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.

#06DDFE 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 #FE2706; it also sits naturally between #06FEA3 and #0661FE. 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 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #06DDFE

.text { color: #06DDFE; }
.background { background-color: #06DDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #06DDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(6, 221, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 99%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #06DDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(6, 221, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #06DDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(6, 221, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE2706:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #06DDFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #06DDFE

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 #06DDFE 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 #06DDFE 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

← #06DDFD  ·  #06DDFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #06DDFE?

#06DDFE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 6, 221, 254). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #06DDFE?

#06DDFE is RGB 6, 221, 254 — HSL 188°, 99%, 51% — CMYK 98%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #06DDFE?

Its complement is #FE2706; analogous partners are #06FEA3 and #0661FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #06DDFE for text?

Black text on #06DDFE has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.