Palettes / Colors / #06EBEE
#06EBEE — Vivid Teal
#06EBEE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #06EBEE 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.
#06EBEE 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 #EF0A06; it also sits naturally between #06EF7E and #0677EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #06EBEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 6, 235, 238 |
| HSL | 181°, 95%, 48% |
| HSV | 181°, 97%, 93% |
| CMYK | 97%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 45.22, 65.63, 91.17 |
| Yxy | 65.63, 0.2238, 0.3249 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.81, -44.19, -14.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.01, -38.42, -14.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 2% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 97% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #06EBEE
.text { color: #06EBEE; }
.background { background-color: #06EBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #06EBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(6, 235, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 95%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #06EBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(6, 235, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #06EBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(6, 235, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#06EBEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#06EBEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF0A06:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #06EBEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #06EBEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #06EBEE: ·
How #06EBEE 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 #06EBEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #06EBEE?
#06EBEE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 6, 235, 238). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.
What is the RGB and HSL of #06EBEE?
#06EBEE is RGB 6, 235, 238 — HSL 181°, 95%, 48% — CMYK 97%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #06EBEE?
Its complement is #EF0A06; analogous partners are #06EF7E and #0677EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #06EBEE for text?
Black text on #06EBEE has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.