What color is #00CED1?

#00CED1 is a vivid cyan known as Dark Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Turquoise?

The RGB value is 0, 206, 209: 0 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Turquoise?

The complementary color is #D10300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Turquoise color: hex code #00CED1

#00CED1 rgb(0, 206, 209)

Shades of teal

Dark Turquoise has the hex code #00CED1. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80.8% green and 82% blue (0, 206, 209).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkturquoise.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

Dark Turquoise (#00CED1) color codes

HEX	`#00CED1`
RGB	`rgb(0, 206, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 100%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.29, -40.04, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.29, 42.26, 198.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.574, 48.742, 67.948)`
Decimal	`52945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Turquoise, 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 #00CED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #00CED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ced1; }
.text { color: #00ced1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ced1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 206 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ced1, #0065d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00CED1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00CED1?: #00CED1 is a vivid cyan known as Dark Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Turquoise?: The RGB value is 0, 206, 209: 0 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Turquoise?: The complementary color is #D10300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.