What color is #00E8B2?

#00E8B2 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00E8B2?

The RGB value is 0, 232, 178: 0 red, 232 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00E8B2?

The complementary color is #E80036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00E8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00E8B2 color

#00E8B2 rgb(0, 232, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00E8B2 is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 91% green and 69.8% blue (0, 232, 178).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Aphrodite Aqua (#45E9C1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#00E8B2 color codes

HEX	`#00E8B2`
RGB	`rgb(0, 232, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 91%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 100%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 23%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.34, -59.15, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.34, 60.63, 167.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.888, 60.923, 51.926)`
Decimal	`59570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00E8B2, 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 #00E8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00E8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #00E8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00e8b2; }
.text { color: #00e8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00e8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 232 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00e8b2, #00aae8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00E8B2?: #00E8B2 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00E8B2?: The RGB value is 0, 232, 178: 0 red, 232 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00E8B2?: The complementary color is #E80036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00E8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.