What color is #00BFFE?

#00BFFE is a vivid cyan known as Tractor Beam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tractor Beam?

The RGB value is 0, 191, 254: 0 red, 191 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tractor Beam?

The complementary color is #FE3F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tractor Beam color: hex code #00BFFE

#00BFFE rgb(0, 191, 254)

Shades of teal

Tractor Beam has the hex code #00BFFE. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 74.9% green and 99.6% blue (0, 191, 254).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

Tractor Beam (#00BFFE) color codes

HEX	`#00BFFE`
RGB	`rgb(0, 191, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 74.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.5, -18.01, -42.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.5, 45.76, 246.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.513, 44.412, 100.395)`
Decimal	`49150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tractor Beam, 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 #00BFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #00BFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00bffe; }
.text { color: #00bffe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bffe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 191 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00bffe, #0040fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00BFFE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00BFFE?: #00BFFE is a vivid cyan known as Tractor Beam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tractor Beam?: The RGB value is 0, 191, 254: 0 red, 191 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tractor Beam?: The complementary color is #FE3F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.