Palettes / Colors / #00A5A7

#00A5A7 — Vivid Teal

#00A5A7 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#00A5A7 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 #A80300; it also sits naturally between #00A857 and #0051A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 65% · Blue 65%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #00A5A7

.text { color: #00A5A7; }
.background { background-color: #00A5A7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A5A7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 165, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A5A7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 165, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A5A7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 165, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A5A7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A5A7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #00A5A7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A80300:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00A5A7: #000000.

How #00A5A7 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 #00A5A7 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #00A5A6  ·  #00A5A8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A5A7?

#00A5A7 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 165, 167). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A5A7?

#00A5A7 is RGB 0, 165, 167 — HSL 181°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 100%, 1%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #00A5A7?

Its complement is #A80300; analogous partners are #00A857 and #0051A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A5A7 for text?

Black text on #00A5A7 has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.