What color is #00B6B2?

#00B6B2 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Tiffany Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00B6B2?

The RGB value is 0, 182, 178: 0 red, 182 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00B6B2?

The complementary color is #B60004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00B6B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00B6B2 color

#00B6B2 rgb(0, 182, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00B6B2 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 71.4% green and 69.8% blue (0, 182, 178).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#00B6B2 color codes

HEX	`#00B6B2`
RGB	`rgb(0, 182, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 71.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 100%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.03, -38.54, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.03, 39.57, 193.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.76, 36.667, 47.883)`
Decimal	`46770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00B6B2, 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 #00B6B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00B6B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #00B6B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00b6b2; }
.text { color: #00b6b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00b6b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 182 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00b6b2, #005fb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00B6B2?: #00B6B2 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Tiffany Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00B6B2?: The RGB value is 0, 182, 178: 0 red, 182 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00B6B2?: The complementary color is #B60004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00B6B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.