What color is #00CEFF?

#00CEFF 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 #00CEFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #00CEFF?

The complementary color is #FF3100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CEFF color

#00CEFF rgb(0, 206, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00CEFF is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80.8% green and 100% blue (0, 206, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 19% 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 11.27:1).

#00CEFF color codes

HEX	`#00CEFF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 206, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.89, -25.36, -35.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.89, 43.85, 234.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.114, 51.357, 102.387)`
Decimal	`52991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CEFF, 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 #00CEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #00CEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ceff; }
.text { color: #00ceff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ceff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 206 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ceff, #004fff); }

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Questions

What color is #00CEFF?: #00CEFF 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 #00CEFF?: The RGB value is 0, 206, 255: 0 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CEFF?: The complementary color is #FF3100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.