What color is #00A49F?

#00A49F 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 #00A49F?

The RGB value is 0, 164, 159: 0 red, 164 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00A49F?

The complementary color is #A40005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00A49F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00A49F color

#00A49F rgb(0, 164, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00A49F is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 64.3% green and 62.4% blue (0, 164, 159).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silken Jade (#11A39E), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#00A49F color codes

HEX	`#00A49F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 164, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 64.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.83, -36.1, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.83, 36.89, 191.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.53, 29.051, 37.372)`
Decimal	`42143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00A49F, 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 #00A49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00A49F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #00A49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00a49f; }
.text { color: #00a49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 164 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00a49f, #0057a4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #00A49F?: #00A49F 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 #00A49F?: The RGB value is 0, 164, 159: 0 red, 164 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00A49F?: The complementary color is #A40005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00A49F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.