What color is #00A390?

#00A390 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00A390?

The RGB value is 0, 163, 144: 0 red, 163 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00A390?

The complementary color is #A30013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00A390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00A390 color

#00A390 rgb(0, 163, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00A390 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 63.9% green and 56.5% blue (0, 163, 144).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#00A390 color codes

HEX	`#00A390`
RGB	`rgb(0, 163, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 63.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.07, -40.09, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.07, 40.09, 180.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.129, 28.206, 30.869)`
Decimal	`41872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00A390, 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 #00A390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00A390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #00A390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00a390; }
.text { color: #00a390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 163 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00a390, #0065a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #00A390?: #00A390 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00A390?: The RGB value is 0, 163, 144: 0 red, 163 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00A390?: The complementary color is #A30013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00A390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.