What color is #00534E?

#00534E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00534E?

The RGB value is 0, 83, 78: 0 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00534E?

The complementary color is #530005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00534E color

#00534E rgb(0, 83, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00534E is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (0, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#00534E color codes

HEX	`#00534E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.2, -22.99, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.2, 23.23, 188.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.468, 6.736, 8.271)`
Decimal	`21326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00534E, 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 #00534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #00534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00534e; }
.text { color: #00534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00534e, #002f53); }

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Questions

What color is #00534E?: #00534E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00534E?: The RGB value is 0, 83, 78: 0 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00534E?: The complementary color is #530005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.