What color is #00524B?

#00524B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00524B?

The RGB value is 0, 82, 75: 0 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00524B?

The complementary color is #520007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00524B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00524B color

#00524B rgb(0, 82, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00524B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 32.2% green and 29.4% blue (0, 82, 75).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#00524B color codes

HEX	`#00524B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 82, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 32.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.74, -23.49, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.74, 23.58, 185.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.287, 6.542, 7.692)`
Decimal	`21067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00524B, 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 #00524B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00524B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #00524B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00524b; }
.text { color: #00524b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00524b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 82 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00524b, #003052); }

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Questions

What color is #00524B?: #00524B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00524B?: The RGB value is 0, 82, 75: 0 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00524B?: The complementary color is #520007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00524B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.