RAL Design System

RAL 220 40 25 Cotton Indigo

#066976

RGB 6, 105, 118 · HSL 187°, 90%, 24% · CMYK 95, 11, 0, 54

RAL 220 40 25 Cotton Indigo is #066976 in HEX, rgb(6, 105, 118), cmyk(95%, 11%, 0%, 54%).

RAL 220 40 25, Cotton Indigo, is a cool color from the RAL Design System — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #066976, or rgb(6, 105, 118). It's commonly specified for architecture, interiors and product design where a wide, fine-graded palette is needed. Below are its exact color codes (HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL), the nearest real interior paints across 16 brands so you can match it on a wall, and similar RAL shades.

HEX → RAL converter
HEX#066976
RGB6, 105, 118
HSL187°, 90%, 24%
HSV187°, 95%, 46%
CMYK95, 11, 0, 54
Decimal420214
CSS RGBrgb(6, 105, 118)
CSS HSLhsl(187, 90%, 24%)

Dulux

Green SpoolS31H8

Near-exact · #006874

IKEA

IKEA09797

ΔE 1.2 · #006673

Benjamin Moore

Venezuelan2054-30

ΔE 2.1 · #016C77

Dunn-Edwards

Teal FuryDE5762

ΔE 2.4 · #1A6C76

PPG

Caribbean Holiday13-28

ΔE 2.4 · #1C6B75

Valspar

Vintage Teal5010-9

ΔE 2.7 · #0D6B74

Colorhouse

Dream .06Dream-06

ΔE 3.1 · #0E707B

Sherwin-Williams

Blue NileSW6776

ΔE 3.4 · #01717E

RAL

Water Blue5021

ΔE 3.6 · #256D7B

Hallman-Lindsay

Bold Bolectionhistoric-bold-bolection

ΔE 4.3 · #1D6575

Behr

Blue StreamM470-7

ΔE 4.5 · #1F747F

Vista Paint

Great Blue GreenK-1248

ΔE 4.5 · #006C80

Kilz

True TealTB-59

ΔE 4.6 · #097083

Farrow & Ball

Vardo288

ΔE 10.7 · #427E83

Dutch Boy

Ocean BlueD-6743

ΔE 13.3 · #4C6A74

Kobra

Green38

ΔE 22.5 · #415448

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

11/100

Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Soaks up light and feels moody and intimate. Great for studies, dining rooms and accent walls; pair with ample lighting.

Undertone

TemperatureCool MasstoneTeal UndertoneGreen

Reads as a cool teal with a green undertone showing through, especially in daylight. Pair trim and adjacent colours to either calm or amplify that undertone.

Complementary

#066976
#741306

Analogous

#06744A
#066976
#063074

Triadic

#066976
#740667
#677406

Monochromatic

#011618
#02272C
#066976
#0AA8BD
#20DBF3

Shades and tints of Cotton Indigo run from a pale tint down to a deep shade — same hue and saturation, lightness stepped. Each rung below shows its exact HEX code; tap any to copy it.

Tint #E2FAFD
Tint #8DECF9
Tint #38DFF5
Tint #0BB3C9
Base #066976
Shade #055A66
Shade #054E57
Shade #044149
Shade #03343A

Lighter

#0AA9BE
#32CFE4
#90DCE6

Darker

#03545F
#003B43
#002327

Saturation

#2D4A4E
#066774
#036A77

Best Rooms

bedrooms, bathrooms, libraries

Best Uses

main walls, cabinetry, soft furniture

Pairs With

soft white walls, oak floors, brass, warm clay accents

Aa

vs White

6.38:1

AA

Aa

vs Black

3.29:1

AA Large

Deuteranopia

#066976
#4E5877

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#066976
#606074

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#066976
#096A67

Original → Simulated

Calm · Restorative

Cotton Indigo sits in the part of the spectrum the eye relaxes into. Designers reach for green when a room needs to feel like a refuge — bedrooms, libraries, bathrooms — because it lowers visual blood-pressure without flattening the space.

SymbolismGrowth, balance, nature
PersonalitySteady, grounded, thoughtful
calmnaturerestorativebalancebedroomlibrary
#447B74

Warm Bulb 2700K

Incandescent / soft white LED — pulls colour toward yellow/amber.

#066976

Daylight 5500K

Midday natural light or daylight-spec LED — closest to the paint chip.

#318098

Cool Bulb 6500K

Cool white LED / overcast daylight — pulls colour toward blue.

#E7EDEE

Trim

Matched off-white

Same hue at 92% lightness — trim reads coordinated, not stark.

#F7F8F8

Ceiling

Whisper tint

Near-white with a hint of the hero's undertone — ceiling feels intentional.

#5C160C

Accent

Complementary punch

Hue +180°, slightly muted for paint vs. screen — use on a door, frame, or single piece.

#574738

Floor

Walnut neutral

Warm mid-brown grounds the scheme regardless of hero hue.

Brand · Product Line

Benjamin Moore / Aura Interior (for richer color depth in deep tones)

Recommended Finishes

Matte (walls) · Pearl (trim) · Satin (doors)

Deep colors look best in matte — gloss exaggerates surface flaws. Reserve subtle sheen for trim, doors, and high-touch areas.

Best Surfaces

Accent walls · Doors · Cabinetry · Built-ins

Coverage & Dry Time

Typical coverage 350-400 sq ft per gallon over a primed surface.

Touch-dry in ~1 hour. Recoat after 4 hours. Full cure 7-14 days.

Primer

Tinted primer in a similar value is highly recommended — saves a coat and prevents the wall colour from washing the surface.

Application Tip

Use a 9" microfiber roller on walls and a 2.5" angled sash brush for trim cuts. Two coats minimum for even depth.

You'll need

4.0 litres

1.06 US gallons · room for one touch-up coat. Buy slightly more to ensure single-batch match.

CSS — color
color: #066976;
CSS — background
background-color: #066976;
CSS Variable
--color-cotton-indigo: #066976;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'cotton-indigo': '#066976' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#066976] text-[#066976]
SCSS
$cotton-indigo: #066976;

What is a RAL color?

RAL is the European color-matching standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Each code — like RAL 220 40 25 from the RAL Design System — maps to one defined color, so a manufacturer or painter anywhere produces the identical result. It's used first and foremost on window frames, doors, façades, gates, railings and powder-coated metalwork.

Matching RAL 220 40 25 on interior walls

RAL is defined for industrial coatings, not interior wall paint — so to paint a room in this color you match it to a real interior brand. The Paint Matches above show the nearest Cotton Indigo equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 220 40 25 straight to a can.

Built by DSGN.HOUSE Updated 2026

Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.

Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.

What color is RAL 220 40 25?

RAL 220 40 25 is Cotton Indigo. On screen it is approximately #066976 (rgb 6, 105, 118).

What is RAL 220 40 25 in RGB?

RAL 220 40 25 is approximately rgb(6, 105, 118). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 220 40 25?

See “Paint Matches” above — it shows the nearest real paint in 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more) so you can paint a wall to match this RAL color.

What is the HEX code for RAL 220 40 25?

RAL 220 40 25 (Cotton Indigo) is approximately #066976 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 220 40 25 in CMYK?

RAL 220 40 25 converts to roughly cmyk(95%, 11%, 0%, 54%). For exact ink, confirm against a physical RAL fan deck.

Are RAL hex values exact?

They're the standard sRGB equivalent for screen. RAL is defined for physical coatings, so always confirm critical color against a physical RAL fan deck.

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