What color is #00B1AA?

#00B1AA is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Sea Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00B1AA?

The RGB value is 0, 177, 170: 0 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00B1AA?

The complementary color is #B10007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00B1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00B1AA color

#00B1AA rgb(0, 177, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00B1AA is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 69.4% green and 66.7% blue (0, 177, 170).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#00B1AA color codes

HEX	`#00B1AA`
RGB	`rgb(0, 177, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 69.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, -38.69, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 39.35, 190.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.974, 34.343, 43.44)`
Decimal	`45482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00B1AA, 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 #00B1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00B1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #00B1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00b1aa; }
.text { color: #00b1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00b1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 177 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00b1aa, #0060b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00B1AA?: #00B1AA is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Sea Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00B1AA?: The RGB value is 0, 177, 170: 0 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00B1AA?: The complementary color is #B10007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00B1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.