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#0cb993 color: Aoife’s Green

#0cb993 is rgb(12, 185, 147) in RGB and oklch(70.015% 0.13567 170.947) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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167°
100%

70%
0.136
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #0cb993

#0cb993 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #0cb993 mixed with white

  1. 0cb993
  2. 42c09d
  3. 5fc7a8
  4. 77cfb2
  5. 8dd6bd
  6. a1ddc8
  7. b4e4d3
  8. c8ebde
  9. daf1e9
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #0cb993 mixed with black

  1. 0cb993
  2. 09a07f
  3. 06896c
  4. 047159
  5. 035b47
  6. 024636
  7. 013125
  8. 001e16
  9. 000d08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #0cb993 with less saturation

  1. 0cb993
  2. 35b794
  3. 4ab495
  4. 5ab296
  5. 67af98
  6. 72ad99
  7. 7caa9a
  8. 86a79b
  9. 8ea49c
  10. 97a19d

Questions about #0cb993

What color is #0cb993?

#0cb993 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(12, 185, 147), in HSL hsl(166.82, 87.82%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.015% 0.13567 170.947).

What colors go well with #0cb993?

The complementary color of #0cb993 is #dd79a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6cb361 and #00b6c1. The triadic partners are #9f8eec and #e08349.

Is white or black text more readable on #0cb993?

Black text reads better on #0cb993: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #0cb993 a warm or cool color?

#0cb993 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 70% and its chroma 0.136.