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#00D5BE Color

#00D5BE is rgb(0, 213, 190) in RGB, hsl(174, 100%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 16%) 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 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00D5BE
HEX#00D5BE
RGBrgb(0, 213, 190)
HSLhsl(174, 100%, 42%)
HSVhsv(174, 100%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.141 181.4)
LABlab(76.57% -49.30 -1.63)
LCHlch(76.57% 49.32 181.89)

What #00D5BE 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 #00D5BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.78Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 9.85Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.74Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 13.01Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.13Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 14.2

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

#00D5BE Channel Values

How #00D5BE 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 213 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 100% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 100% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00D5BE 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00D5BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00D5BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00D5BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00D5BE
Complementary
#D60015
Analogous
#00D656
Analogous
#0081D6
Triadic
#C100D6
Triadic
#D6C100
Split comp.
#D60081
Split comp.
#D65600

Tints & Shades of #00D5BE

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

#00FFE6
#29FFEA
#52FFEE
#7AFFF2
#A3FFF6
#CCFFFA

Shades

#00BDAA
#009E8E
#008577
#00665C
#004D45
#002E29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00D5BE.

How #00D5BE 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#00D5BE
Protanopia#C4C4BE
Protanomaly#9CCBBE
Deuteranopia#B2B2C1
Deuteranomaly#8DC1C0
Tritanopia#26D2D2
Tritanomaly#1CD3CA
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00D5BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00d5be: #00D5BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00D5BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00d5be': '#00D5BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.835, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_00d5be">#00D5BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#00D5BE"

More Teal Colors

#00D5BE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00dbdb00d3f200e0e000ced100e5e600ccff00ebeb00cccc00f0f000bfff00f6fa00bdbd0abab515f4ee232b2b3399994a646c66ffff8ae2ffadd8e6c6f1efe2edee004747007d80

#00D5BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00D5BE?

#00D5BE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(0, 213, 190) in RGB and hsl(174, 100%, 42%) 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 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #00D5BE?

#00D5BE is rgb(0, 213, 190) — red 0, green 213, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00D5BE?

#00D5BE converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00D5BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00D5BE scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00D5BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00D5BE 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 6.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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