What color is #0CDED3?

#0CDED3 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0CDED3?

The RGB value is 12, 222, 211: 12 red, 222 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0CDED3?

The complementary color is #DE0C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0CDED3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0CDED3 color

#0CDED3 rgb(12, 222, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0CDED3 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 87.1% green and 82.7% blue (12, 222, 211).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 90% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#0CDED3 color codes

HEX	`#0CDED3`
RGB	`rgb(12, 222, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 87.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 90%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 95%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, -46.19, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 46.76, 188.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.025, 57.019, 70.617)`
Decimal	`843475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0CDED3, 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 #0CDED3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#0CDED3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #0CDED3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0cded3; }
.text { color: #0cded3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0cded3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 222 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0cded3, #0c80de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0CDED3?: #0CDED3 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0CDED3?: The RGB value is 12, 222, 211: 12 red, 222 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0CDED3?: The complementary color is #DE0C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0CDED3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.