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#00838F Material Cyan 800
#00838F is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Teal. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 51.4% green, and 56.1% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 100% saturation and 28% 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 #00838F.
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.
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4.52:1 AABlack text on this color
4.64:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.64:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00838F as they’d see it.
#00838F 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 #00838F
What color is #00838F?
#00838F is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Teal. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 51.4% green, and 56.1% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #00838F in RGB?
#00838F is rgb(0, 131, 143): 0 red, 131 green, and 143 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00838F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 8, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00838F?
PANTONE 3135 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #00838F?
Its complement #A36757 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.