What color is #00554B?

#00554B 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 #00554B?

The RGB value is 0, 85, 75: 0 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00554B?

The complementary color is #55000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00554B color

#00554B rgb(0, 85, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00554B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (0, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#00554B color codes

HEX	`#00554B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, -24.99, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 24.99, 181.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.518, 7.004, 7.769)`
Decimal	`21835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00554B, 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 #00554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #00554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00554b; }
.text { color: #00554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00554b, #003455); }

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Questions

What color is #00554B?: #00554B 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 #00554B?: The RGB value is 0, 85, 75: 0 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00554B?: The complementary color is #55000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.