#00bb9c

Color #00bb9c

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 12.15 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#00bb9c

RGB

rgb(0, 187, 156)

HSL

hsl(170.1, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170.1, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 0%, 16.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.97, -46.95, 4.57)

LCH

lch(67.97, 47.17, 174.44)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1332, 175.09)

HWB

hwb(170.1, 0%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb001f

Analogous

#00bb3f

#00bb9c

#007cbb

Triadic

#00bb9c

#9c00bb

#bb9c00

Split-complementary

#00bb9c

#bb007c

#bb3f00

Tetradic

#00bb9c

#001fbb

#bb001f

#bb9c00

Square

#00bb9c

#3f00bb

#bb001f

#7cbb00

Shades

Color #00bb9c mixed toward black.

#009c82

#007d68

#005e4e

#003e34

#001f1a

Tints

Color #00bb9c mixed toward white.

#00f1c9

#28ffdb

#5effe4

#93ffed

#c9fff6

Tones

Color #00bb9c mixed toward gray.

#10ac92

#1f9c87

#2f8c7d

#3e7d72

#4e6d68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8081a4 · ΔE 34.1

Deuteranopia

#786ca6 · ΔE 41.5

Tritanopia

#2caaac · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00bb9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00bb9c]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#00bb9c (#00bb9c) is rgb(0, 187, 156) in RGB.

No, #00bb9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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