Palettes / Colors / #00AAC2
#00AAC2 — Vivid Teal
#00AAC2 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #00AAC2 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.
#00AAC2 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 #C21700; it also sits naturally between #00C278 and #004AC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00AAC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 170, 194 |
| HSL | 187°, 100%, 38% |
| HSV | 187°, 100%, 76% |
| CMYK | 100%, 12%, 0%, 24% |
| XYZ | 24.11, 32.64, 56.07 |
| Yxy | 32.64, 0.2137, 0.2893 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.87, -27.75, -22.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.14, -21.95, -22.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 67% · Blue 76%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00AAC2
.text { color: #00AAC2; }
.background { background-color: #00AAC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00AAC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 170, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 100%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00AAC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 170, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00AAC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 170, 194, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00AAC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00AAC2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #00AAC2
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Tones of #00AAC2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C21700:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #00AAC2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00AAC2
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 #00AAC2: ·
How #00AAC2 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 #00AAC2 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 #00AAC2?
#00AAC2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 170, 194). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00AAC2?
#00AAC2 is RGB 0, 170, 194 — HSL 187°, 100%, 38% — CMYK 100%, 12%, 0%, 24%.
What colors go with #00AAC2?
Its complement is #C21700; analogous partners are #00C278 and #004AC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00AAC2 for text?
Black text on #00AAC2 has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.