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#00A39B Color

#00A39B is rgb(0, 163, 155) in RGB, hsl(177, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00A39B
HEX#00A39B
RGBrgb(0, 163, 155)
HSLhsl(177, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(177, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.112 188.6)
LABlab(60.11% -38.15 -6.54)
LCHlch(60.11% 38.70 189.72)

What #00A39B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00A39B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 5.44Persian Green#00A693ΔE 6.37Keppel#3AB09EΔE 7.59Viridian Green#009698ΔE 7.73Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 7.95Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#00A39B Channel Values

How #00A39B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 163 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00A39B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00A39B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00A39B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00A39B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00A39B
Complementary
#A30008
Analogous
#00A349
Analogous
#005AA3
Triadic
#9B00A3
Triadic
#A39B00
Split comp.
#A3005A
Split comp.
#A34900

Tints & Shades of #00A39B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#00D1C7
#05FFF3
#33FFF5
#66FFF7
#94FFFA
#C7FFFC

Shades

#008F88
#007A74
#006661
#00524E
#003D3A
#002927

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00A39B.

How #00A39B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00A39B
Protanopia#96969B
Protanomaly#769B9B
Deuteranopia#88889D
Deuteranomaly#6B939C
Tritanopia#0FA2A2
Tritanomaly#0AA29F
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00A39B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00a39b: #00A39B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00A39B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00a39b': '#00A39B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.639, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_00a39b">#00A39B</color>
SVG fillfill="#00A39B"

More Teal Colors

#00A39B sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00A39B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00A39B?

#00A39B is a dark teal — rgb(0, 163, 155) in RGB and hsl(177, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #00A39B?

#00A39B is rgb(0, 163, 155) — red 0, green 163, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00A39B?

#00A39B converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00A39B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00A39B scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00A39B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00A39B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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