Palettes / Colors / #00A3AE
#00A3AE — Vivid Teal
#00A3AE 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 #00A3AE 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.
#00A3AE 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 #AD0C00; it also sits naturally between #00AD62 and #004BAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00A3AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 163, 174 |
| HSL | 184°, 100%, 34% |
| HSV | 184°, 100%, 68% |
| CMYK | 100%, 6%, 0%, 32% |
| XYZ | 20.74, 29.25, 44.60 |
| Yxy | 29.25, 0.2192, 0.3093 |
| CIE-Lab | 61.00, -30.90, -15.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.08, -23.69, -14.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 64% · Blue 68%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00A3AE
.text { color: #00A3AE; }
.background { background-color: #00A3AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A3AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 163, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 100%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A3AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 163, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A3AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 163, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00A3AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A3AE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AD0C00:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.07:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.85:1 AA |
Best text color on #00A3AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A3AE
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 #00A3AE: ·
How #00A3AE 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 #00A3AE 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 #00A3AE?
#00A3AE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 163, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00A3AE?
#00A3AE is RGB 0, 163, 174 — HSL 184°, 100%, 34% — CMYK 100%, 6%, 0%, 32%.
What colors go with #00A3AE?
Its complement is #AD0C00; analogous partners are #00AD62 and #004BAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00A3AE for text?
Black text on #00A3AE has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.