What color is #00CCFF?

#00CCFF is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00CCFF?

The RGB value is 0, 204, 255: 0 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00CCFF?

The complementary color is #FF3300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CCFF color

#00CCFF rgb(0, 204, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00CCFF is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80% green and 100% blue (0, 204, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Turquoise (#04CDFF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#00CCFF color codes

HEX	`#00CCFF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 204, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, -24.35, -36.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 44.03, 236.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.635, 50.4, 102.228)`
Decimal	`52479`
Short hex	`#0CF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CCFF, 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 #00CCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #00CCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ccff; }
.text { color: #00ccff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ccff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 204 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ccff, #004cff); }

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Questions

What color is #00CCFF?: #00CCFF is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00CCFF?: The RGB value is 0, 204, 255: 0 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CCFF?: The complementary color is #FF3300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.