What color is #00DEE7?

#00DEE7 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Fish Boy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00DEE7?

The RGB value is 0, 222, 231: 0 red, 222 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00DEE7?

The complementary color is #E70900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00DEE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00DEE7 color

#00DEE7 rgb(0, 222, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00DEE7 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 87.1% green and 90.6% blue (0, 222, 231).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fish Boy (#11DDDD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#00DEE7 color codes

HEX	`#00DEE7`
RGB	`rgb(0, 222, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 87.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 100%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.74, -40.63, -17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.74, 44.08, 202.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.538, 58.007, 84.646)`
Decimal	`57063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00DEE7, 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 #00DEE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00DEE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #00DEE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00dee7; }
.text { color: #00dee7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00dee7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 222 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00dee7, #006be7); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #00DEE7?: #00DEE7 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Fish Boy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00DEE7?: The RGB value is 0, 222, 231: 0 red, 222 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00DEE7?: The complementary color is #E70900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00DEE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.