What color is #008AAD?

#008AAD is a dark, vivid cyan known as Corfu Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Corfu Waters?

The RGB value is 0, 138, 173: 0 red, 138 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Corfu Waters?

The complementary color is #AD2300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008AAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Corfu Waters color: hex code #008AAD

#008AAD rgb(0, 138, 173)

Shades of teal

Corfu Waters has the hex code #008AAD. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.1% green and 67.8% blue (0, 138, 173).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

Corfu Waters (#008AAD) color codes

HEX	`#008AAD`
RGB	`rgb(0, 138, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, -18.45, -27.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 32.87, 235.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.628, 21.192, 42.741)`
Decimal	`35501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Corfu Waters, 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 #008AAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008AAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	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 #008AAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008aad; }
.text { color: #008aad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008aad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 138 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008aad, #0034ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #008AAD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #008AAD?: #008AAD is a dark, vivid cyan known as Corfu Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Corfu Waters?: The RGB value is 0, 138, 173: 0 red, 138 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Corfu Waters?: The complementary color is #AD2300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008AAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.