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#00D5E0 Color

#00D5E0 is rgb(0, 213, 224) in RGB, hsl(183, 100%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00D5E0
HEX#00D5E0
RGBrgb(0, 213, 224)
HSLhsl(183, 100%, 44%)
HSVhsv(183, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.135 201.4)
LABlab(77.41% -41.64 -18.48)
LCHlch(77.41% 45.56 203.94)

What #00D5E0 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 #00D5E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 5.01Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 6.79Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.94Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 10.34Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 10.86Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 13.21

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

#00D5E0 Channel Values

How #00D5E0 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 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 100% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 100% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00D5E0 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00D5E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00D5E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00D5E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00D5E0
Complementary
#E00B00
Analogous
#00E07B
Analogous
#0065E0
Triadic
#E000D5
Triadic
#D5E000
Split comp.
#E00065
Split comp.
#E07B00

Tints & Shades of #00D5E0

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

#0AF3FF
#2EF5FF
#57F7FF
#80F9FF
#A8FBFF
#CCFCFF

Shades

#00B8C2
#00A0A8
#00838A
#00666B
#00494D
#003033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00D5E0.

How #00D5E0 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#00D5E0
Protanopia#C4C4E0
Protanomaly#9CCBE0
Deuteranopia#B2B2E2
Deuteranomaly#8DC1E1
Tritanopia#00D6D6
Tritanomaly#00D6DA
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00D5E0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00d5e0: #00D5E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00D5E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00d5e0': '#00D5E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.835, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_00d5e0">#00D5E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#00D5E0"

More Teal Colors

#00D5E0 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00D5E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00D5E0?

#00D5E0 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(0, 213, 224) in RGB and hsl(183, 100%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #00D5E0?

#00D5E0 is rgb(0, 213, 224) — red 0, green 213, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00D5E0?

#00D5E0 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00D5E0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00D5E0 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00D5E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00D5E0 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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