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#00C2A5 Color

#00C2A5 is rgb(0, 194, 165) in RGB, hsl(171, 100%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 15%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00C2A5
HEX#00C2A5
RGBrgb(0, 194, 165)
HSLhsl(171, 100%, 38%)
HSVhsv(171, 100%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 15%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.135 176.8)
LABlab(70.14% -47.63 2.51)
LCHlch(70.14% 47.70 176.98)

What #00C2A5 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 #00C2A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.05Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 10.8Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.64Persian Green#00A693ΔE 11.85Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.97Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12.32

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

#00C2A5 Channel Values

How #00C2A5 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 194 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 100% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 100% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00C2A5 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00C2A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00C2A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00C2A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00C2A5
Complementary
#C2001D
Analogous
#00C244
Analogous
#007EC2
Triadic
#A500C2
Triadic
#C2A500
Split comp.
#C2007E
Split comp.
#C24400

Tints & Shades of #00C2A5

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

#00F0CC
#1AFFDD
#47FFE3
#70FFEA
#9EFFF0
#C7FFF7

Shades

#00A88F
#008F79
#007564
#006152
#00473D
#002E27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00C2A5.

How #00C2A5 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#00C2A5
Protanopia#B2B2A5
Protanomaly#8EB9A5
Deuteranopia#A2A2A8
Deuteranomaly#80B0A7
Tritanopia#28BFBF
Tritanomaly#1DC0B5
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00C2A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00c2a5: #00C2A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00C2A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00c2a5': '#00C2A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.761, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_00c2a5">#00C2A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#00C2A5"

More Teal Colors

#00C2A5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00C2A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00C2A5?

#00C2A5 is a dark teal — rgb(0, 194, 165) in RGB and hsl(171, 100%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #00C2A5?

#00C2A5 is rgb(0, 194, 165) — red 0, green 194, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00C2A5?

#00C2A5 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 15%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00C2A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00C2A5 scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00C2A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00C2A5 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.45, which is visibly different.

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