What color is #00BBEE?

#00BBEE is a vivid cyan known as Blue Bikini. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Bikini?

The RGB value is 0, 187, 238: 0 red, 187 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Bikini?

The complementary color is #EE3300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Bikini color: hex code #00BBEE

#00BBEE rgb(0, 187, 238)

Shades of teal

Blue Bikini has the hex code #00BBEE. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 73.3% green and 93.3% blue (0, 187, 238).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

Blue Bikini (#00BBEE) color codes

HEX	`#00BBEE`
RGB	`rgb(0, 187, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 73.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 21%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, -21.46, -36.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 42.15, 239.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.196, 41.709, 87.173)`
Decimal	`48110`
Short hex	`#0BE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Bikini, 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 #00BBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #00BBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00bbee; }
.text { color: #00bbee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bbee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 187 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00bbee, #0044ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00BBEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00BBEE?: #00BBEE is a vivid cyan known as Blue Bikini. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Bikini?: The RGB value is 0, 187, 238: 0 red, 187 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Bikini?: The complementary color is #EE3300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.