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#00A8AD Color

#00A8AD is rgb(0, 168, 173) in RGB, hsl(182, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 3%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian Green (#009698), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00A8AD
HEX#00A8AD
RGBrgb(0, 168, 173)
HSLhsl(182, 100%, 34%)
HSVhsv(182, 100%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 3%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.113 198.5)
LABlab(62.17% -35.84 -13.53)
LCHlch(62.17% 38.31 200.67)

What #00A8AD 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 #00A8AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Viridian Green#009698ΔE 7.12Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 7.9Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 7.98Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 8.62Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.84Dark Cyan#008B8BΔE 11.57

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

#00A8AD Channel Values

How #00A8AD 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 168 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 100% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 100% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00A8AD 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00A8AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00A8AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00A8AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00A8AD
Complementary
#AD0600
Analogous
#00AD5C
Analogous
#0051AD
Triadic
#AD00A8
Triadic
#A8AD00
Split comp.
#AD0051
Split comp.
#AD5C00

Tints & Shades of #00A8AD

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

#00D4DB
#0AF7FF
#38F8FF
#6BFAFF
#99FCFF
#C7FDFF

Shades

#009499
#007B80
#00686B
#005457
#004042
#002729

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00A8AD.

How #00A8AD 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#00A8AD
Protanopia#9A9AAD
Protanomaly#7AA0AD
Deuteranopia#8C8CAF
Deuteranomaly#6E98AE
Tritanopia#00A9A9
Tritanomaly#00A8AA
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00A8AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00a8ad: #00A8AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00A8AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00a8ad': '#00A8AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.659, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_00a8ad">#00A8AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#00A8AD"

More Teal Colors

#00A8AD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00A8AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00A8AD?

#00A8AD is a dark teal — rgb(0, 168, 173) in RGB and hsl(182, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian Green (#009698), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #00A8AD?

#00A8AD is rgb(0, 168, 173) — red 0, green 168, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00A8AD?

#00A8AD converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 3%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00A8AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00A8AD scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00A8AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00A8AD 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 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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