#06C2ACTurquoise (#06C2AC) is a light, saturated blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 181°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.131. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #06C2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(6, 194, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 94%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 97%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(97%, 0%, 11%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.6 -45.3 -0.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.730 0.131 181) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Turquoise shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3fbea0 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward green#2cc3a8 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward green#06c2ac — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#00c3ae — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Turquoise in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.25:1 and against black 9.32:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c9fff4 · #61e3cd · #06c2ac · #009180 · #00685c · #00423a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#76e0f5 · #46d1d4 · #06c2ac · #38ac82 · #4e965d · #5a7e3d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#06c2ac · #6090ab · #007e6f · #005778 · #003f37 · #002030
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#b9fff1 · #b0d3cc · #06c2ac · #c46182 · #367268 · #295049
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fdedf1 · #06c2ac · #7c928d · #5c5154 · #0f2723 · #030001
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fceef1 · #d4c4c8 · #a9979b · #311c22 · #0d0103 · #06c2ac
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffecf1 · #06c2ac · #c07089 · #8b2d50 · #460020 · #000201
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dfd1ad · #06c2ac · #d268ba · #93706a · #402e3c · #051605
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4efff · #06c2ac · #977dc2 · #7d4400 · #371a00 · #050012
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf1ff · #06c2ac · #7488cc · #8b2d50 · #2c2100 · #100003
#4DCCB8 · #70D6C4 · #8EE0D1 · #A9EADD · #C3F4EA
#009F8D · #007E6F · #005D52 · #003F37 · #00231E
#50BDAB · #70B8AA · #87B2A9
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.