What color is #00C0B8?

#00C0B8 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Super Rare Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00C0B8?

The RGB value is 0, 192, 184: 0 red, 192 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00C0B8?

The complementary color is #C00008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00C0B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00C0B8 color

#00C0B8 rgb(0, 192, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00C0B8 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 75.3% green and 72.2% blue (0, 192, 184).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Super Rare Jade (#14BAB4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#00C0B8 color codes

HEX	`#00C0B8`
RGB	`rgb(0, 192, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 75.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, -41.23, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 41.89, 190.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.497, 41.156, 51.833)`
Decimal	`49336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00C0B8, 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 #00C0B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00C0B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #00C0B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00c0b8; }
.text { color: #00c0b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00c0b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 192 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00c0b8, #0068c0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00C0B8?: #00C0B8 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Super Rare Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00C0B8?: The RGB value is 0, 192, 184: 0 red, 192 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00C0B8?: The complementary color is #C00008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00C0B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.