What color is #00988E?

#00988E is a dark, vivid cyan known as Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Green Dynasty?

The RGB value is 0, 152, 142: 0 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Green Dynasty?

The complementary color is #98000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00988E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Green Dynasty color: hex code #00988E

#00988E rgb(0, 152, 142)

Shades of teal

Green Dynasty has the hex code #00988E. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 59.6% green and 55.7% blue (0, 152, 142).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

Green Dynasty (#00988E) color codes

HEX	`#00988E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 152, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 59.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, -35.77, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 36.04, 186.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.108, 24.407, 29.448)`
Decimal	`39054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Green Dynasty, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00988E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00988E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00988E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00988e; }
.text { color: #00988e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00988e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 152 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00988e, #005698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00988E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00988E?: #00988E is a dark, vivid cyan known as Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Green Dynasty?: The RGB value is 0, 152, 142: 0 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Green Dynasty?: The complementary color is #98000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00988E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.