#00A896 · near Cadet

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#00A896 (RGB 0, 168, 150) is a medium, moderately saturated teal, closest to Cadet and near Jade and Basil. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #00A896 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness and 0.12 chroma at hue 182°.

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HEX#00A896
RGBrgb(0, 168, 150)
HSLhsl(174, 100%, 33%)
CMYK100, 0, 11, 34
CSS var--cadet
Contrast2.98:1 white · 7.04:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Jade #00A86BBasil #579A4APewter #8E9A9BMoss #8A9A5B

How to use #00A896

Black text passes WCAG AA on #00A896 (7.04:1); white text does not (2.98:1).

For a calm scheme pair #00A896 with its analogous neighbors #00A843 and #0065A8; for contrast use its complement #A80011 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cadet: #00A896;

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#00A896 hex color card: near Cadet, RGB 0, 168, 150
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Shades & tints

#00221E#00433C#00655A#008678#00A896#33B9AB#66CBC0#99DCD5#CCEEEA

Color harmonies for #00A896

Complementary

#00A896#A80011

Analogous

#00A896#00A843#0065A8

Triadic

#00A896#9700A8#A89700

Split complementary

#00A896#A80065#A84300

Tetradic

#00A896#4300A8#A80011#65A800

Palettes with #00A896