Palettes / Colors / #06EFE7
#06EFE7 — Vivid Teal
#06EFE7 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 #06EFE7 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.
#06EFE7 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 #EF060E; it also sits naturally between #06EF73 and #0682EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #06EFE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 6, 239, 231 |
| HSL | 178°, 95%, 48% |
| HSV | 178°, 97%, 94% |
| CMYK | 97%, 0%, 3%, 6% |
| XYZ | 45.37, 67.54, 86.25 |
| Yxy | 67.54, 0.2278, 0.3391 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.78, -47.94, -9.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.18, -41.55, -9.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 2% · Green 94% · Blue 91%
Cyan 97% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #06EFE7
.text { color: #06EFE7; }
.background { background-color: #06EFE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #06EFE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(6, 239, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 95%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #06EFE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(6, 239, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #06EFE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(6, 239, 231, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#06EFE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#06EFE7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #06EFE7
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Tones of #06EFE7
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF060E:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #06EFE7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #06EFE7
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 #06EFE7: ·
How #06EFE7 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 #06EFE7 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #06EFE7?
#06EFE7 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 6, 239, 231). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.
What is the RGB and HSL of #06EFE7?
#06EFE7 is RGB 6, 239, 231 — HSL 178°, 95%, 48% — CMYK 97%, 0%, 3%, 6%.
What colors go with #06EFE7?
Its complement is #EF060E; analogous partners are #06EF73 and #0682EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #06EFE7 for text?
Black text on #06EFE7 has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.