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#00D1B5 Color

#00D1B5 is rgb(0, 209, 181) in RGB, hsl(172, 100%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00D1B5
HEX#00D1B5
RGBrgb(0, 209, 181)
HSLhsl(172, 100%, 41%)
HSVhsv(172, 100%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.141 178.4)
LABlab(75.15% -49.73 1.11)
LCHlch(75.15% 49.74 178.73)

What #00D1B5 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 #00D1B5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.4Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.66Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12.63Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 12.87Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.06Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 13.74

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

#00D1B5 Channel Values

How #00D1B5 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 209 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 100% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 100% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00D1B5 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00D1B5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00D1B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00D1B5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00D1B5
Complementary
#D1001C
Analogous
#00D14D
Analogous
#0084D1
Triadic
#B500D1
Triadic
#D1B500
Split comp.
#D10084
Split comp.
#D14D00

Tints & Shades of #00D1B5

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

#00FAD9
#24FFE2
#4DFFE7
#7AFFED
#A3FFF3
#CCFFF8

Shades

#00B89F
#009985
#00806F
#006658
#004D42
#002E28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00D1B5.

How #00D1B5 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#00D1B5
Protanopia#C0C0B6
Protanomaly#99C7B5
Deuteranopia#AFAFB8
Deuteranomaly#8ABDB7
Tritanopia#29CECE
Tritanomaly#1FCFC4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00D1B5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00d1b5: #00D1B5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00D1B5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00d1b5': '#00D1B5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.820, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_00d1b5">#00D1B5</color>
SVG fillfill="#00D1B5"

More Teal Colors

#00D1B5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00D1B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00D1B5?

#00D1B5 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(0, 209, 181) in RGB and hsl(172, 100%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.4.

What is the RGB value of #00D1B5?

#00D1B5 is rgb(0, 209, 181) — red 0, green 209, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00D1B5?

#00D1B5 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00D1B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00D1B5 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00D1B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00D1B5 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 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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