What color is #00B99C?

#00B99C is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hobgoblin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00B99C?

The RGB value is 0, 185, 156: 0 red, 185 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00B99C?

The complementary color is #B9001D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00B99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00B99C color

#00B99C rgb(0, 185, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00B99C is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 72.5% green and 61.2% blue (0, 185, 156).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hobgoblin (#01AD8F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#00B99C color codes

HEX	`#00B99C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 185, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 72.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, -46.13, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 46.27, 175.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.346, 37.095, 37.376)`
Decimal	`47516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00B99C, 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 #00B99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00B99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #00B99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00b99c; }
.text { color: #00b99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00b99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 185 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00b99c, #007ab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #00B99C?: #00B99C is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hobgoblin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00B99C?: The RGB value is 0, 185, 156: 0 red, 185 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00B99C?: The complementary color is #B9001D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00B99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.