What color is #00ACB7?

#00ACB7 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00ACB7?

The RGB value is 0, 172, 183: 0 red, 172 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00ACB7?

The complementary color is #B70B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00ACB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00ACB7 color

#00ACB7 rgb(0, 172, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00ACB7 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 67.5% green and 71.8% blue (0, 172, 183).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46B5C0), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#00ACB7 color codes

HEX	`#00ACB7`
RGB	`rgb(0, 172, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 67.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, -32.34, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 36.13, 206.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.296, 32.921, 49.917)`
Decimal	`44215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00ACB7, 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 #00ACB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00ACB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #00ACB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00acb7; }
.text { color: #00acb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00acb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 172 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00acb7, #0051b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #00ACB7?: #00ACB7 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00ACB7?: The RGB value is 0, 172, 183: 0 red, 172 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00ACB7?: The complementary color is #B70B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00ACB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.