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#00AD91 Color

#00AD91 is rgb(0, 173, 145) in RGB, hsl(170, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 16%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jungle Green (#29AB87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00AD91
HEX#00AD91
RGBrgb(0, 173, 145)
HSLhsl(170, 100%, 34%)
HSVhsv(170, 100%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 16%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.125 175.6)
LABlab(63.07% -44.14 3.31)
LCHlch(63.07% 44.27 175.71)

What #00AD91 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 #00AD91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 5.27Persian Green#00A693ΔE 5.67Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 7.08Zomp#39A78EΔE 7.19Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.24Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.04

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

#00AD91 Channel Values

How #00AD91 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 173 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 100% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 100% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00AD91 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00AD91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00AD91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00AD91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00AD91
Complementary
#AD001D
Analogous
#00AD3A
Analogous
#0074AD
Triadic
#9000AD
Triadic
#AD9100
Split comp.
#AD0074
Split comp.
#AD3A00

Tints & Shades of #00AD91

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

#00DBB7
#0AFFD6
#38FFDE
#6BFFE6
#99FFEE
#C7FFF6

Shades

#009980
#00806A
#006B59
#005748
#004237
#002922

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00AD91.

How #00AD91 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#00AD91
Protanopia#9F9F91
Protanomaly#7EA591
Deuteranopia#909094
Deuteranomaly#729D93
Tritanopia#23AAAA
Tritanomaly#1AABA0
Achromatopsia#999999

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Using #00AD91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00ad91: #00AD91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00AD91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00ad91': '#00AD91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.678, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_00ad91">#00AD91</color>
SVG fillfill="#00AD91"

More Teal Colors

#00AD91 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00AD91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00AD91?

#00AD91 is a dark teal — rgb(0, 173, 145) in RGB and hsl(170, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jungle Green (#29AB87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #00AD91?

#00AD91 is rgb(0, 173, 145) — red 0, green 173, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00AD91?

#00AD91 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 16%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00AD91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00AD91 scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00AD91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00AD91 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 11.78, which is visibly different.

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