What color is #00BBFF?

#00BBFF is a vivid azure known as Hawaii Morning. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00BBFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #00BBFF?

The complementary color is #FF4400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00BBFF color

#00BBFF rgb(0, 187, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00BBFF is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 73.3% green and 100% blue (0, 187, 255).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Hawaii Morning.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#00BBFF color codes

HEX	`#00BBFF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 187, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 73.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, -15.54, -44.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 47, 250.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.813, 42.756, 100.953)`
Decimal	`48127`
Short hex	`#0BF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00BBFF, 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 #00BBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #00BBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00bbff; }
.text { color: #00bbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 187 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00bbff, #003cff); }

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Questions

What color is #00BBFF?: #00BBFF is a vivid azure known as Hawaii Morning. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00BBFF?: The RGB value is 0, 187, 255: 0 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00BBFF?: The complementary color is #FF4400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.