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#00A39E Color

#00A39E is rgb(0, 163, 158) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 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 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00A39E
HEX#00A39E
RGBrgb(0, 163, 158)
HSLhsl(178, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(178, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.111 190.9)
LABlab(60.18% -37.44 -8.10)
LCHlch(60.18% 38.31 192.21)

What #00A39E 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 #00A39E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 5.61Viridian Green#009698ΔE 6.53Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 7.5Persian Green#00A693ΔE 8.07Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.64Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.74

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

#00A39E Channel Values

How #00A39E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00A39E 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00A39E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00A39E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00A39E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00A39E
Complementary
#A30005
Analogous
#00A34C
Analogous
#0057A3
Triadic
#9E00A3
Triadic
#A39E00
Split comp.
#A30057
Split comp.
#A34C00

Tints & Shades of #00A39E

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

#00D1CA
#05FFF7
#33FFF8
#66FFFA
#94FFFB
#C7FFFD

Shades

#008F8A
#007A76
#006663
#00524F
#003D3B
#002927

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00A39E.

How #00A39E 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#00A39E
Protanopia#96969E
Protanomaly#769B9E
Deuteranopia#8888A0
Deuteranomaly#6B939F
Tritanopia#0AA2A2
Tritanomaly#06A3A1
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00A39E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00a39e: #00A39E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00A39E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00a39e': '#00A39E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.639, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_00a39e">#00A39E</color>
SVG fillfill="#00A39E"

More Teal Colors

#00A39E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00A39E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00A39E?

#00A39E is a dark teal — rgb(0, 163, 158) in RGB and hsl(178, 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 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #00A39E?

#00A39E is rgb(0, 163, 158) — red 0, green 163, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00A39E?

#00A39E converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00A39E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00A39E scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00A39E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00A39E 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 5.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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