What color is #00DDEB?

#00DDEB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Brain Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00DDEB?

The RGB value is 0, 221, 235: 0 red, 221 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00DDEB?

The complementary color is #EB0E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00DDEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00DDEB color

#00DDEB rgb(0, 221, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00DDEB is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 86.7% green and 92.2% blue (0, 221, 235).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Brain Freeze (#00EEFF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#00DDEB color codes

HEX	`#00DDEB`
RGB	`rgb(0, 221, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 86.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.57, -38.96, -19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.57, 43.56, 206.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.845, 57.706, 87.567)`
Decimal	`56811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00DDEB, 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 #00DDEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00DDEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #00DDEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ddeb; }
.text { color: #00ddeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ddeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 221 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ddeb, #0067eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #00DDEB?: #00DDEB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Brain Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00DDEB?: The RGB value is 0, 221, 235: 0 red, 221 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00DDEB?: The complementary color is #EB0E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00DDEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.