What color is #00EEEE?

#00EEEE is a vivid cyan known as Cold Light of Day. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cold Light of Day?

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

What is the complementary color of Cold Light of Day?

The complementary color is #EE0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00EEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cold Light of Day color: hex code #00EEEE

#00EEEE rgb(0, 238, 238)

Shades of teal

Cold Light of Day has the hex code #00EEEE. It is a vivid cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

Cold Light of Day (#00EEEE) color codes

HEX	`#00EEEE`
RGB	`rgb(0, 238, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 93.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.66, -45.64, -13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.66, 47.57, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46, 67.316, 91.441)`
Decimal	`61166`
Short hex	`#0EE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cold Light of Day, 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 #00EEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00EEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #00EEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00eeee; }
.text { color: #00eeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00eeee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 238 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00eeee, #0077ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00EEEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00EEEE?: #00EEEE is a vivid cyan known as Cold Light of Day. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cold Light of Day?: The RGB value is 0, 238, 238: 0 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cold Light of Day?: The complementary color is #EE0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00EEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.