What color is #00848E?

#00848E is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00848E?

The RGB value is 0, 132, 142: 0 red, 132 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00848E?

The complementary color is #8E0A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00848E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00848E color

#00848E rgb(0, 132, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00848E is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 51.8% green and 55.7% blue (0, 132, 142).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#00848E color codes

HEX	`#00848E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 132, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 51.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.04, -26.18, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.04, 29.69, 208.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.132, 18.454, 28.456)`
Decimal	`33934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00848E, 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 #00848E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00848E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #00848E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00848e; }
.text { color: #00848e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00848e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 132 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00848e, #003d8e); }

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Questions

What color is #00848E?: #00848E is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00848E?: The RGB value is 0, 132, 142: 0 red, 132 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00848E?: The complementary color is #8E0A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00848E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.