Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C)

The hex code for Metallic Seaweed is #0A7E8C. It is rgb(10, 126, 140) in RGB, hsl(186, 87%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 10%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK — a dark teal. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0A7E8C

HEX#0A7E8C

RGBrgb(10, 126, 140)

HSLhsl(186, 87%, 29%)

HSVhsv(186, 93%, 55%)

CMYKcmyk(93%, 10%, 0%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.092 208.7)

LABlab(47.77% -25.80 -16.31)

LCHlch(47.77% 30.52 212.30)

Colors Closest to Metallic Seaweed

Metallic Seaweed is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Zircon Blue#00849DΔE 6.82 Teal#008080ΔE 8.65 Ming#36747DΔE 9.01 Skobeloff#007474ΔE 9.31 Teal Blue#367588ΔE 9.5 Dark Cyan#008B8BΔE 10.24

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

#0A7E8C Channel Values

How Metallic Seaweed breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 10 · G 126 · B 140	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 87% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 93% · V 55%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 93% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 45%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.8:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Metallic Seaweed 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.

TextWhite text4.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Metallic Seaweed

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

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Metallic Seaweed

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

Shades

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How Metallic Seaweed 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#0A7E8C

Protanopia#74748C

Protanomaly#5B788C

Deuteranopia#69698D

Deuteranomaly#53728D

Tritanopia#008080

Tritanomaly#007F85

Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #0A7E8C in Code

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

CSS custom property--metallic-seaweed: #0A7E8C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0A7E8C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'metallic-seaweed': '#0A7E8C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.039, green: 0.494, blue: 0.549)

Android XML<color name="metallic_seaweed">#0A7E8C</color>

SVG fillfill="#0A7E8C"

More Teal Colors

Metallic Seaweed sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

0abab5 0a3d38 0b2d2c 0a2f3d 0b413e 08e8de 0b4f4a 0892d0 0d1616 08302c 0d3f3f 072725 15f2fd 228783 336666 4a646c 67e4de 8affff adebe9 cce7ef e5f4fb 005757 008b8b 00cccc

#0A7E8C Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Metallic Seaweed?

The hex code for Metallic Seaweed is #0A7E8C. That is rgb(10, 126, 140) in RGB, hsl(186, 87%, 29%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(93%, 10%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #0A7E8C?

#0A7E8C is rgb(10, 126, 140) — red 10, green 126, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0A7E8C?

#0A7E8C converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 10%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0A7E8C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0A7E8C scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0A7E8C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0A7E8C 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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