Color

#00D7AB

Light cool teal. Nearest reference color: Caribbean green.

RGB

0–255

215

171

CMYK

0–100%

100%

20.47%

15.69%

RGB describes how #00D7AB is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 0, green 215 and blue 171.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 100%, magenta 0%, yellow 20.47% and black 15.69%.

HSL values

H 167.72° S 100% L 42.16%

In the HSL color model, #00D7AB has a hue of 167.72°, 100% saturation and 42.16% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#00D7AB is a light, cool teal with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #00D7AB in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #00D7AB

RGB rgb(0, 215, 171)

HSL hsl(167.72 100% 42.16%)

OKLCH oklch(0.782569 0.153278 171.0055)

CSS --color: #00D7AB;

Tints of #00D7AB

Tints are lighter variations of #00D7AB. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#BEFFE8 #6BFFD4 #45F3C6 #2EE5B8 #00D7AB

Shades of #00D7AB

Shades are darker variations of #00D7AB. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#00D7AB #009C7B #00654F #003326 #000805

Tones of #00D7AB

Tones reduce the chroma of #00D7AB, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#00D7AB #58D1AE #7BCBB1 #95C4B3 #AABDB6

Tonal range of #00D7AB

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #00D7AB between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#BEFFE8 #6BFFD4 #45F3C6 #2EE5B8 #00D7AB #009C7B #00654F #003326 #000805

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #BEFFE8;
    --color-200: #6BFFD4;
    --color-300: #45F3C6;
    --color-400: #2EE5B8;
    --color-500: #00D7AB;
    --color-600: #009C7B;
    --color-700: #00654F;
    --color-800: #003326;
    --color-900: #000805;
}

Colors that go with #00D7AB

Color harmonies for #00D7AB are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#00D7AB #FF8DC4

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#7ED070 #00D7AB #00D1DB

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#00D7AB #B8AAFF #FF9C5F

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#00D7AB #E496F3 #FF9695

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#00D7AB #90B9FF #FF8DC4 #EAAC24

CSS gradients with #00D7AB

These gradients show how #00D7AB moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#00D7AB #72E2C0 #A7ECD4 #D5F6EA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #00D7AB, #72E2C0, #A7ECD4, #D5F6EA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#00D7AB #009273 #005240 #001A13 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #00D7AB, #009273, #005240, #001A13, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#00D7AB #00CDF0 #90B9FF #CE9FFF #FF8DC4

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #00D7AB, #00CDF0, #90B9FF, #CE9FFF, #FF8DC4);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #00D7AB. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.86:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

11.31:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.5154 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #00D7AB as the background.

background-color: #00D7AB;
color: #000000;

Using #00D7AB in design

See how #00D7AB works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#00D7AB used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #00D7AB to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#6BFFD4

#00D7AB

#003326

Colors similar to #00D7AB

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #00D7AB, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#43F2C4 #00BA94 #5BD1AE #42D698 #00D5BD #53E3A4 #00C7B0

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #00D7AB may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #D0C8A9 Deuteranopia #BAB7AE Tritanopia #00D9CA

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #00D7AB can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 31.647
Y: 51.5369
Z: 46.7998

CIELAB

L*: 77.0031
a*: -54.3238
b*: 9.4147

OKLab

L: 0.782569
a: -0.151393
b: 0.023963

OKLCH

L: 0.782569
C: 0.153278
H: 171.0055°