Palettes / Colors / #00A89C
#00A89C — Vivid Teal
#00A89C is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #00A89C 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.
#00A89C 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 #A8000B; it also sits naturally between #00A849 and #005FA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00A89C |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 168, 156 |
| HSL | 176°, 100%, 33% |
| HSV | 176°, 100%, 66% |
| CMYK | 100%, 0%, 7%, 34% |
| XYZ | 20.00, 30.41, 36.27 |
| Yxy | 30.41, 0.2308, 0.3508 |
| CIE-Lab | 62.00, -38.81, -4.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.14, -29.26, -3.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 66% · Blue 61%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 34%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00A89C
.text { color: #00A89C; }
.background { background-color: #00A89C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A89C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 168, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A89C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 168, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A89C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 168, 156, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00A89C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A89C">Div content here</div>
Shades of #00A89C
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8000B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #00A89C: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A89C
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 #00A89C: ·
How #00A89C 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 #00A89C 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 #00A89C?
#00A89C is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 168, 156). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00A89C?
#00A89C is RGB 0, 168, 156 — HSL 176°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 7%, 34%.
What colors go with #00A89C?
Its complement is #A8000B; analogous partners are #00A849 and #005FA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00A89C for text?
Black text on #00A89C has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.