What color is #00857B?

#00857B is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00857B?

The RGB value is 0, 133, 123: 0 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00857B?

The complementary color is #85000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00857B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00857B color

#00857B rgb(0, 133, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00857B is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 52.2% green and 48.2% blue (0, 133, 123).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#00857B color codes

HEX	`#00857B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 133, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 52.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.74, -32.81, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.74, 32.98, 185.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.961, 18.204, 21.618)`
Decimal	`34171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00857B, 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 #00857B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00857B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #00857B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00857b; }
.text { color: #00857b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00857b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 133 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00857b, #004d85); }

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Questions

What color is #00857B?: #00857B is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00857B?: The RGB value is 0, 133, 123: 0 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00857B?: The complementary color is #85000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00857B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.