#00BDBD Color

#00BDBD is rgb(0, 189, 189) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00BDBD

HEX#00BDBD

RGBrgb(0, 189, 189)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(180, 100%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.123 194.8)

LABlab(69.16% -40.44 -11.94)

LCHlch(69.16% 42.17 196.45)

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

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 2.99 Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 3.05 Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 5.58 Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 6.43 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 6.49 Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.13

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

#00BDBD Channel Values

How #00BDBD 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 189 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 100% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 100% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.33:1 vs white · 9.01:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00BDBD 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00BDBD

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #00BDBD

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

Shades

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How #00BDBD 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#00BDBD

Protanopia#AEAEBD

Protanomaly#8AB4BD

Deuteranopia#9E9EBF

Deuteranomaly#7DABBE

Tritanopia#00BDBD

Tritanomaly#00BDBD

Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

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Using #00BDBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00bdbd: #00BDBD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00BDBD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00bdbd': '#00BDBD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.741, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_00bdbd">#00BDBD</color>

SVG fillfill="#00BDBD"

More Teal Colors

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

00bfff 00bcff 00cccc 00bba7 00ccff 00b8db 00ced1 00b5b8 00d3f2 00b2b3 00d5be 00aaee 08302c 134e4c 208fbc 30bfbf 46ecd5 5f8a8f 81e4e4 a3c6c8 c1e1ec d9e8e8 003333 007399

#00BDBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00BDBD?

#00BDBD is a dark teal — rgb(0, 189, 189) in RGB and hsl(180, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.99.

What is the RGB value of #00BDBD?

#00BDBD is rgb(0, 189, 189) — red 0, green 189, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00BDBD?

#00BDBD converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00BDBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00BDBD scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #00BDBD 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 6.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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