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#00C7B6 Color

#00C7B6 is rgb(0, 199, 182) in RGB, hsl(175, 100%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 22%) 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 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00C7B6
HEX#00C7B6
RGBrgb(0, 199, 182)
HSLhsl(175, 100%, 39%)
HSVhsv(175, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.132 184.1)
LABlab(72.08% -45.86 -3.86)
LCHlch(72.08% 46.03 184.81)

What #00C7B6 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 #00C7B6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.37Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.95Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.53Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.74Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 10.11Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 11.19

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

#00C7B6 Channel Values

How #00C7B6 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 199 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 100% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 100% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00C7B6 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00C7B6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00C7B6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00C7B6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00C7B6
Complementary
#C70011
Analogous
#00C753
Analogous
#0074C7
Triadic
#B600C7
Triadic
#C7B600
Split comp.
#C70074
Split comp.
#C75300

Tints & Shades of #00C7B6

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
#1FFFEC
#47FFF0
#75FFF4
#9EFFF7
#CCFFFB

Shades

#00AD9F
#009488
#007A70
#006159
#004741
#002E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00C7B6.

How #00C7B6 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#00C7B6
Protanopia#B7B7B6
Protanomaly#91BEB6
Deuteranopia#A6A6B9
Deuteranomaly#84B4B8
Tritanopia#1EC5C5
Tritanomaly#16C6BF
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #00C7B6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00c7b6: #00C7B6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00C7B6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00c7b6': '#00C7B6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.780, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_00c7b6">#00C7B6</color>
SVG fillfill="#00C7B6"

More Teal Colors

#00C7B6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00C7B6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00C7B6?

#00C7B6 is a dark teal — rgb(0, 199, 182) in RGB and hsl(175, 100%, 39%) 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 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #00C7B6?

#00C7B6 is rgb(0, 199, 182) — red 0, green 199, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00C7B6?

#00C7B6 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00C7B6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00C7B6 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00C7B6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00C7B6 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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