Palettes / Colors / #00A4BF
#00A4BF — Vivid Teal
#00A4BF 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 #00A4BF 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.
#00A4BF 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 #BD1900; it also sits naturally between #00BD78 and #0045BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00A4BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 164, 191 |
| HSL | 188°, 100%, 37% |
| HSV | 188°, 100%, 75% |
| CMYK | 100%, 14%, 0%, 25% |
| XYZ | 22.68, 30.31, 53.95 |
| Yxy | 30.31, 0.2121, 0.2835 |
| CIE-Lab | 61.92, -25.75, -23.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.06, -20.20, -23.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 64% · Blue 75%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00A4BF
.text { color: #00A4BF; }
.background { background-color: #00A4BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A4BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 164, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 100%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A4BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 164, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A4BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 164, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00A4BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A4BF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #00A4BF
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Tones of #00A4BF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BD1900:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #00A4BF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A4BF
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 #00A4BF: ·
How #00A4BF 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 #00A4BF 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 #00A4BF?
#00A4BF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 164, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00A4BF?
#00A4BF is RGB 0, 164, 191 — HSL 188°, 100%, 37% — CMYK 100%, 14%, 0%, 25%.
What colors go with #00A4BF?
Its complement is #BD1900; analogous partners are #00BD78 and #0045BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00A4BF for text?
Black text on #00A4BF has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.