Palettes / Colors / #00A87E

#00A87E — Vivid Teal

#00A87E is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#00A87E 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 #A8002A; it also sits naturally between #00A82A and #007EA8. 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 66% · Blue 49%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #00A87E

.text { color: #00A87E; }
.background { background-color: #00A87E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A87E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 168, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A87E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 168, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A87E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 168, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A87E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A87E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #00A87E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8002A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00A87E: #000000.

How #00A87E 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 #00A87E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A87E?

#00A87E is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 168, 126). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A87E?

#00A87E is RGB 0, 168, 126 — HSL 165°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 25%, 34%.

What colors go with #00A87E?

Its complement is #A8002A; analogous partners are #00A82A and #007EA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A87E for text?

Black text on #00A87E has a contrast ratio of 6.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.04:1.