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#00C2B2 Color

#00C2B2 is rgb(0, 194, 178) in RGB, hsl(175, 100%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00C2B2
HEX#00C2B2
RGBrgb(0, 194, 178)
HSLhsl(175, 100%, 38%)
HSVhsv(175, 100%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.129 184.5)
LABlab(70.44% -44.87 -4.09)
LCHlch(70.44% 45.06 185.21)

What #00C2B2 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 #00C2B2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 6.94Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.3Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.55Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.81Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.86Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 10.17

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

#00C2B2 Channel Values

How #00C2B2 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 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 100% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 100% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00C2B2 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00C2B2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00C2B2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00C2B2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00C2B2
Complementary
#C20010
Analogous
#00C251
Analogous
#0071C2
Triadic
#B200C2
Triadic
#C2B200
Split comp.
#C20071
Split comp.
#C25100

Tints & Shades of #00C2B2

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

#00F0DC
#1AFFEC
#47FFF0
#70FFF3
#9EFFF7
#C7FFFA

Shades

#00A89A
#008F83
#00756C
#006159
#004741
#002E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00C2B2.

How #00C2B2 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#00C2B2
Protanopia#B2B2B2
Protanomaly#8EB9B2
Deuteranopia#A2A2B5
Deuteranomaly#80B0B4
Tritanopia#1DC0C0
Tritanomaly#14C1BB
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00C2B2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00c2b2: #00C2B2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00C2B2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00c2b2': '#00C2B2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.761, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_00c2b2">#00C2B2</color>
SVG fillfill="#00C2B2"

More Teal Colors

#00C2B2 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00C2B2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00C2B2?

#00C2B2 is a dark teal — rgb(0, 194, 178) in RGB and hsl(175, 100%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #00C2B2?

#00C2B2 is rgb(0, 194, 178) — red 0, green 194, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00C2B2?

#00C2B2 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00C2B2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00C2B2 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00C2B2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00C2B2 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 8.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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