Palettes / Colors / #00A3AB
#00A3AB — Vivid Teal
#00A3AB 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 #00A3AB 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.
#00A3AB 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 #AD0900; it also sits naturally between #00AD5F and #004EAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00A3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 163, 171 |
| HSL | 183°, 100%, 34% |
| HSV | 183°, 100%, 67% |
| CMYK | 100%, 5%, 0%, 33% |
| XYZ | 20.45, 29.13, 43.07 |
| Yxy | 29.13, 0.2207, 0.3144 |
| CIE-Lab | 60.90, -31.87, -14.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.98, -24.34, -12.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 64% · Blue 67%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 5% · 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 #00A3AB
.text { color: #00A3AB; }
.background { background-color: #00A3AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A3AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 163, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 100%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A3AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 163, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A3AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 163, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00A3AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A3AB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #00A3AB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AD0900:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.08:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.83:1 AA |
Best text color on #00A3AB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A3AB
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 #00A3AB: ·
How #00A3AB 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 #00A3AB 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 #00A3AB?
#00A3AB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 163, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00A3AB?
#00A3AB is RGB 0, 163, 171 — HSL 183°, 100%, 34% — CMYK 100%, 5%, 0%, 33%.
What colors go with #00A3AB?
Its complement is #AD0900; analogous partners are #00AD5F and #004EAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00A3AB for text?
Black text on #00A3AB has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.