What color is #00E5FF?

#00E5FF is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Vaporwave Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00E5FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #00E5FF?

The complementary color is #FF1A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00E5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00E5FF color

#00E5FF rgb(0, 229, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00E5FF is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 89.8% green and 100% blue (0, 229, 255).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vaporwave Blue (#22DDFF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#00E5FF color codes

HEX	`#00E5FF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 229, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 89.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 10%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.57, -36.47, -25.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.57, 44.51, 214.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.061, 63.252, 104.37)`
Decimal	`58879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00E5FF, 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 #00E5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00E5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #00E5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00e5ff; }
.text { color: #00e5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00e5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 229 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00e5ff, #0065ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Electric Blue.

Questions

What color is #00E5FF?: #00E5FF is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Vaporwave Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00E5FF?: The RGB value is 0, 229, 255: 0 red, 229 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00E5FF?: The complementary color is #FF1A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00E5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.