What color is #00AEA0?

#00AEA0 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00AEA0?

The RGB value is 0, 174, 160: 0 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00AEA0?

The complementary color is #AE000E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00AEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00AEA0 color

#00AEA0 rgb(0, 174, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00AEA0 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 68.2% green and 62.7% blue (0, 174, 160).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Billiard (#00AF9F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#00AEA0 color codes

HEX	`#00AEA0`
RGB	`rgb(0, 174, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 68.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -40.3, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 40.45, 184.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.478, 32.807, 38.451)`
Decimal	`44704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00AEA0, 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 #00AEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00AEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #00AEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00aea0; }
.text { color: #00aea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00aea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 174 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00aea0, #0065ae); }

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Questions

What color is #00AEA0?: #00AEA0 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00AEA0?: The RGB value is 0, 174, 160: 0 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00AEA0?: The complementary color is #AE000E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00AEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.