What color is #00D4CB?

#00D4CB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00D4CB?

The RGB value is 0, 212, 203: 0 red, 212 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00D4CB?

The complementary color is #D40009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00D4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00D4CB color

#00D4CB rgb(0, 212, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00D4CB is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 83.1% green and 79.6% blue (0, 212, 203).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#00D4CB color codes

HEX	`#00D4CB`
RGB	`rgb(0, 212, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 83.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.92, -44.47, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.92, 45.16, 190.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.318, 51.394, 64.6)`
Decimal	`54475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00D4CB, 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 #00D4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00D4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #00D4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00d4cb; }
.text { color: #00d4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00d4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 212 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00d4cb, #0073d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #00D4CB?: #00D4CB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00D4CB?: The RGB value is 0, 212, 203: 0 red, 212 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00D4CB?: The complementary color is #D40009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00D4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.