What color is #00D1C4?

#00D1C4 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00D1C4?

The RGB value is 0, 209, 196: 0 red, 209 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00D1C4?

The complementary color is #D1000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00D1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00D1C4 color

#00D1C4 rgb(0, 209, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00D1C4 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 82% green and 76.9% blue (0, 209, 196).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pristine Oceanic (#00CCBB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#00D1C4 color codes

HEX	`#00D1C4`
RGB	`rgb(0, 209, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 82%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 100%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.81, -45.18, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.81, 45.54, 187.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.759, 49.582, 60.058)`
Decimal	`53700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00D1C4, 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 #00D1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00D1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #00D1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00d1c4; }
.text { color: #00d1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00d1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 209 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00d1c4, #0076d1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00D1C4?: #00D1C4 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00D1C4?: The RGB value is 0, 209, 196: 0 red, 209 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00D1C4?: The complementary color is #D1000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00D1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.