What color is #0ABAB5?

#0ABAB5 is a vivid cyan known as Tiffany Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tiffany Blue?

The RGB value is 10, 186, 181: 10 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tiffany Blue?

The complementary color is #BA0A0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0ABAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tiffany Blue color: hex code #0ABAB5

#0ABAB5 rgb(10, 186, 181)

Shades of teal

Tiffany Blue has the hex code #0ABAB5. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 72.9% green and 71% blue (10, 186, 181).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 90% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5) color codes

HEX	`#0ABAB5`
RGB	`rgb(10, 186, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 72.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 90%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 95%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.4, -39.13, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.4, 40.05, 192.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.021, 38.515, 49.77)`
Decimal	`703157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tiffany Blue, 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 #0ABAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#0ABAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #0ABAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0abab5; }
.text { color: #0abab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0abab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 186 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0abab5, #0a67ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0ABAB5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0ABAB5?: #0ABAB5 is a vivid cyan known as Tiffany Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tiffany Blue?: The RGB value is 10, 186, 181: 10 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tiffany Blue?: The complementary color is #BA0A0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0ABAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.