#065F46 color
The swatch above shows #065F46 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#065F46 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color darkgreen (#006400).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: emerald-800. That means you can write bg-emerald-800 or text-emerald-800 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #065F46 |
| RGB | rgb(6, 95, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 88%, 20%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(94%, 0%, 26%, 63%) |
| Decimal | 417606 |
| CSS | color: #065F46; |
| Android | 0xFF065F46 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.373, blue: 0.275, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #065F46 | 7.68:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #065F46 | 2.73:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #065F46
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #065F46 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #065F46
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #065F46 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #065F46; background-color: #065F46; }
.element { color: rgb(6 95 70); }
.element { color: hsl(163 88% 20%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-emerald-800 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #065F46;Frequently asked questions
What color is #065F46?
#065F46 is a dark, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 163° on the color wheel, with 88% saturation and 20% lightness.
What is #065F46 in RGB?
#065F46 converts to rgb(6, 95, 70) — 6 red, 95 green and 70 blue.
What is #065F46 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 26%, 63%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #065F46 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (7.68:1 versus 2.73:1).
What is the complementary color of #065F46?
#600620 — the hue directly opposite #065F46 on the color wheel.