What color is #00FFFF?

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

What is the RGB value of Aqua?

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

What is the complementary color of Aqua?

The complementary color is #FF0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00FFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aqua color: hex code #00FFFF

#00FFFF rgb(0, 255, 255)

Shades of teal

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Cyan.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword aqua.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

Aqua (#00FFFF) color codes

HEX	`#00FFFF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 255, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 100%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.11, -48.09, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.11, 50.12, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.801, 78.733, 106.95)`
Decimal	`65535`
Short hex	`#0FF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with 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 #00FFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00FFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #00FFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ffff; }
.text { color: #00ffff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ffff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ffff, #0080ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00FFFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00FFFF?: #00FFFF is a vivid cyan known as Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aqua?: The RGB value is 0, 255, 255: 0 red, 255 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aqua?: The complementary color is #FF0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00FFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.