What color is #00A29C?

#00A29C is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00A29C?

The RGB value is 0, 162, 156: 0 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00A29C?

The complementary color is #A20006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00A29C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00A29C color

#00A29C rgb(0, 162, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00A29C is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 63.5% green and 61.2% blue (0, 162, 156).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silken Jade (#11A39E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#00A29C color codes

HEX	`#00A29C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 162, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 63.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, -36.1, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 36.76, 190.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.918, 28.238, 35.899)`
Decimal	`41628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00A29C, 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 #00A29C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00A29C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #00A29C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00a29c; }
.text { color: #00a29c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a29c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 162 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00a29c, #0057a2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #00A29C?: #00A29C is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00A29C?: The RGB value is 0, 162, 156: 0 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00A29C?: The complementary color is #A20006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00A29C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.