What color is #00A590?

#00A590 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 #00A590?

The RGB value is 0, 165, 144: 0 red, 165 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00A590?

The complementary color is #A50015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00A590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00A590 color

#00A590 rgb(0, 165, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00A590 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 64.7% green and 56.5% blue (0, 165, 144).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#00A590 color codes

HEX	`#00A590`
RGB	`rgb(0, 165, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 64.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 100%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -40.96, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 40.97, 179.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.487, 28.921, 30.988)`
Decimal	`42384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00A590, 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 #00A590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00A590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #00A590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00a590; }
.text { color: #00a590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 165 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00a590, #0067a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #00A590?: #00A590 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 #00A590?: The RGB value is 0, 165, 144: 0 red, 165 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00A590?: The complementary color is #A50015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00A590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.