Close to Tiffany Blue
#00BCBB
#00BCBB is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tiffany Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 73.7% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 100% saturation and 37% 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 #00BCBB.
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
2.36:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.91:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.36:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.91:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00BCBB as they’d see it.
#00BCBB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #00BCBB
What color is #00BCBB?
#00BCBB is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tiffany Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 73.7% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #00BCBB in RGB?
#00BCBB is rgb(0, 188, 187): 0 red, 188 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00BCBB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 0, 1, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00BCBB?
PANTONE 3125 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #00BCBB?
Its complement #EA927C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.