Palettes / Colors / #00A3AA
#00A3AA — Vivid Teal
#00A3AA is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #00A3AA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#00A3AA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A80600; it also sits naturally between #00A85A and #004FA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00A3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 163, 170 |
| HSL | 182°, 100%, 33% |
| HSV | 182°, 100%, 67% |
| CMYK | 100%, 4%, 0%, 33% |
| XYZ | 20.35, 29.10, 42.57 |
| Yxy | 29.10, 0.2212, 0.3162 |
| CIE-Lab | 60.87, -32.19, -13.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.94, -24.55, -12.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 64% · Blue 67%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00A3AA
.text { color: #00A3AA; }
.background { background-color: #00A3AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A3AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 163, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A3AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 163, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A3AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 163, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00A3AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A3AA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A80600:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.08:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.82:1 AA |
Best text color on #00A3AA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A3AA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #00A3AA: ·
How #00A3AA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #00A3AA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #00A3AA?
#00A3AA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 163, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00A3AA?
#00A3AA is RGB 0, 163, 170 — HSL 182°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 100%, 4%, 0%, 33%.
What colors go with #00A3AA?
Its complement is #A80600; analogous partners are #00A85A and #004FA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00A3AA for text?
Black text on #00A3AA has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.