Close to Lagoon
#00A3AC
#00A3AC is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 63.9% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 183°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #00A3AC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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6.83:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.07:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.83:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00A3AC as they’d see it.
#00A3AC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #00A3AC
What color is #00A3AC?
#00A3AC is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 63.9% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 183°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #00A3AC in RGB?
#00A3AC is rgb(0, 163, 172): 0 red, 163 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00A3AC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 5, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00A3AC?
PANTONE 320 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #00A3AC?
Its complement #CA806D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.