What color is #00CFE5?

#00CFE5 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Caribbean Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00CFE5?

The RGB value is 0, 207, 229: 0 red, 207 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00CFE5?

The complementary color is #E51600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CFE5 color

#00CFE5 rgb(0, 207, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00CFE5 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 81.2% green and 89.8% blue (0, 207, 229).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean Blue (#1AC1DD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#00CFE5 color codes

HEX	`#00CFE5`
RGB	`rgb(0, 207, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 81.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 100%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.24, -34.32, -22.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.24, 41.23, 213.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.449, 50.278, 81.897)`
Decimal	`53221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CFE5, 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 #00CFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #00CFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00cfe5; }
.text { color: #00cfe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00cfe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 207 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00cfe5, #005ce5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #00CFE5?: #00CFE5 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Caribbean Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00CFE5?: The RGB value is 0, 207, 229: 0 red, 207 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CFE5?: The complementary color is #E51600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.