What color is #00FBFF?

#00FBFF is a vivid cyan known as Aggressive Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aggressive Aqua?

The RGB value is 0, 251, 255: 0 red, 251 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aggressive Aqua?

The complementary color is #FF0400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00FBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aggressive Aqua color: hex code #00FBFF

#00FBFF rgb(0, 251, 255)

Shades of teal

Aggressive Aqua has the hex code #00FBFF. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 98.4% green and 100% blue (0, 251, 255).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

Aggressive Aqua (#00FBFF) color codes

HEX	`#00FBFF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 251, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 98.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 2%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.96, -46.36, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.96, 49, 198.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.539, 76.207, 106.529)`
Decimal	`64511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aggressive Aqua, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00FBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00FBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00FBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00fbff; }
.text { color: #00fbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00fbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 251 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00fbff, #007bff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00FBFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00FBFF?: #00FBFF is a vivid cyan known as Aggressive Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aggressive Aqua?: The RGB value is 0, 251, 255: 0 red, 251 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aggressive Aqua?: The complementary color is #FF0400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00FBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.