What color is #00A898?

#00A898 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00A898?

The RGB value is 0, 168, 152: 0 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00A898?

The complementary color is #A80010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00A898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00A898 color

#00A898 rgb(0, 168, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00A898 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 65.9% green and 59.6% blue (0, 168, 152).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Billiard (#00AF9F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#00A898 color codes

HEX	`#00A898`
RGB	`rgb(0, 168, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 65.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, -39.98, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 40.03, 182.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.667, 30.27, 34.506)`
Decimal	`43160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00A898, 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 #00A898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00A898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #00A898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00a898; }
.text { color: #00a898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 168 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00a898, #0064a8); }

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Questions

What color is #00A898?: #00A898 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00A898?: The RGB value is 0, 168, 152: 0 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00A898?: The complementary color is #A80010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00A898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.