What color is #00B6A5?

#00B6A5 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 #00B6A5?

The RGB value is 0, 182, 165: 0 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00B6A5?

The complementary color is #B60011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00B6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00B6A5 color

#00B6A5 rgb(0, 182, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00B6A5 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 71.4% green and 64.7% blue (0, 182, 165).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Billiard (#00AF9F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#00B6A5 color codes

HEX	`#00B6A5`
RGB	`rgb(0, 182, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 71.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.65, -42.36, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.65, 42.42, 183.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.516, 36.169, 41.332)`
Decimal	`46757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00B6A5, 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 #00B6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00B6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #00B6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00b6a5; }
.text { color: #00b6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00b6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 182 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00b6a5, #006cb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00B6A5?: #00B6A5 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 #00B6A5?: The RGB value is 0, 182, 165: 0 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00B6A5?: The complementary color is #B60011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00B6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.