Mayan Blue Color – #006b6c: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Maya blue was a pigment made from indigo and palygorskite clay, first identified by mineralogist H. E. Merwin in 1931 while he analyzed mural paint at Chichén Itzá. Field Museum and Wheaton College researchers date its use across Mesoamerica to about A.D. 300 to 1500. The real pigment is a bright turquoise; Mayan Blue color #006b6c is a much darker teal.

Mayan Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #006A6C

2. #990300

Triadic colors

1. #006A6C

2. #990096

3. #969900

Tints or lighter colors

1. #009C9F

2. #00CFD2

3. #06FBFF

4. #39FCFF

5. #6CFDFF

Darker colors

1. #003839

2. #000606

Analogous colors

1. #006C02

2. #006C38

3. #006A6C

4. #00346C

5. #02006C

Monochromatic colors

1. #001F20

2. #005153

3. #008386

4. #00B6B9

5. #06E2E6