What color is #00846F?

#00846F is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Shadows of Time. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00846F?

The RGB value is 0, 132, 111: 0 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00846F?

The complementary color is #840015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00846F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00846F color

#00846F rgb(0, 132, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00846F is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 51.8% green and 43.5% blue (0, 132, 111).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Shadows of Time (#018466), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#00846F color codes

HEX	`#00846F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 132, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 51.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 100%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, -35.92, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 36.03, 175.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.119, 17.649, 17.856)`
Decimal	`33903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00846F, 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 #00846F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00846F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #00846F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00846f; }
.text { color: #00846f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00846f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 132 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00846f, #005784); }

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Questions

What color is #00846F?: #00846F is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Shadows of Time. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00846F?: The RGB value is 0, 132, 111: 0 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00846F?: The complementary color is #840015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00846F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.