#00BBA7 Color

#00BBA7 is rgb(0, 187, 167) in RGB, hsl(174, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00BBA7

HEX#00BBA7

RGBrgb(0, 187, 167)

HSLhsl(174, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(174, 100%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.128 181.6)

LABlab(68.00% -44.65 -1.66)

LCHlch(68.00% 44.68 182.13)

What #00BBA7 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 #00BBA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 7.93 Persian Green#00A693ΔE 7.98 Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.23 Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.45 Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.98 Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.5

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#00BBA7 Channel Values

How #00BBA7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 187 · B 167	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 174° · S 100% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 174° · S 100% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.42:1 vs white · 8.67:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00BBA7 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00BBA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00BBA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #00BBA7

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.

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How #00BBA7 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#00BBA7

Protanopia#ACACA7

Protanomaly#88B2A7

Deuteranopia#9C9CAA

Deuteranomaly#7BA9A9

Tritanopia#20B9B9

Tritanomaly#17BAB2

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #00BBA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00bba7: #00BBA7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00BBA7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00bba7': '#00BBA7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.733, blue: 0.655)

Android XML<color name="color_00bba7">#00BBA7</color>

SVG fillfill="#00BBA7"

More Teal Colors

#00BBA7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00bcff 00b8db 00bdbd 00b5b8 00bfff 00b2b3 00cccc 00aaee 00ccff 00a6f4 00ced1 00a693 05c1ff 126180 1fffff 2e4b4d 43b3ae 5cffff 7ed4e6 9effff b9f4ee d8eff8 002a38 006994

#00BBA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00BBA7?

#00BBA7 is a dark teal — rgb(0, 187, 167) in RGB and hsl(174, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #00BBA7?

#00BBA7 is rgb(0, 187, 167) — red 0, green 187, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00BBA7?

#00BBA7 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00BBA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00BBA7 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00BBA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00BBA7 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 8.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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