What color is #00E5DB?

#00E5DB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00E5DB?

The RGB value is 0, 229, 219: 0 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00E5DB?

The complementary color is #E5000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00E5DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00E5DB color

#00E5DB rgb(0, 229, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00E5DB is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 89.8% green and 85.9% blue (0, 229, 219).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#00E5DB color codes

HEX	`#00E5DB`
RGB	`rgb(0, 229, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 89.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.46, -47.21, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.46, 47.92, 189.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.799, 61.148, 76.656)`
Decimal	`58843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00E5DB, 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 #00E5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00E5DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #00E5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00e5db; }
.text { color: #00e5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00e5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 229 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00e5db, #007ce5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #00E5DB?: #00E5DB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00E5DB?: The RGB value is 0, 229, 219: 0 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00E5DB?: The complementary color is #E5000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00E5DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.