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#00E0CA Color

#00E0CA is rgb(0, 224, 202) in RGB, hsl(174, 100%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 12%) 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. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00E0CA
HEX#00E0CA
RGBrgb(0, 224, 202)
HSLhsl(174, 100%, 44%)
HSVhsv(174, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.145 182.5)
LABlab(80.19% -50.76 -2.74)
LCHlch(80.19% 50.83 183.09)

What #00E0CA 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 #00E0CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 7.08Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 11.16Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 11.58Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 13.89Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 14.06

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

#00E0CA Channel Values

How #00E0CA 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 224 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 100% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 100% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00E0CA 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00E0CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00E0CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00E0CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00E0CA
Complementary
#E00016
Analogous
#00E05A
Analogous
#0087E0
Triadic
#CA00E0
Triadic
#E0CA00
Split comp.
#E00087
Split comp.
#E05A00

Tints & Shades of #00E0CA

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

#0AFFE7
#2EFFEA
#57FFEE
#80FFF2
#A8FFF6
#CCFFFA

Shades

#00C2AE
#00A897
#008A7C
#006B60
#004D45
#00332E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00E0CA.

How #00E0CA 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#00E0CA
Protanopia#CECECB
Protanomaly#A4D6CA
Deuteranopia#BBBBCD
Deuteranomaly#95CBCC
Tritanopia#26DDDD
Tritanomaly#1CDED6
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00E0CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00e0ca: #00E0CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00E0CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00e0ca': '#00E0CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.878, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_00e0ca">#00E0CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#00E0CA"

More Teal Colors

#00E0CA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00E0CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00E0CA?

#00E0CA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(0, 224, 202) in RGB and hsl(174, 100%, 44%) 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.

What is the RGB value of #00E0CA?

#00E0CA is rgb(0, 224, 202) — red 0, green 224, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00E0CA?

#00E0CA converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00E0CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00E0CA scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00E0CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00E0CA 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, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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