What color is #00BD8E?

#00BD8E is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Slime Girl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00BD8E?

The RGB value is 0, 189, 142: 0 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00BD8E?

The complementary color is #BD002F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00BD8E color

#00BD8E rgb(0, 189, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00BD8E is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 74.1% green and 55.7% blue (0, 189, 142).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Slime Girl (#00BB88), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#00BD8E color codes

HEX	`#00BD8E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 189, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 74.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 100%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.27, -51.32, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.27, 52.86, 166.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.077, 38.345, 31.771)`
Decimal	`48526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00BD8E, 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 #00BD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #00BD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00bd8e; }
.text { color: #00bd8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bd8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 189 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00bd8e, #008ebd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00BD8E?: #00BD8E is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Slime Girl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00BD8E?: The RGB value is 0, 189, 142: 0 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00BD8E?: The complementary color is #BD002F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.