Colour

#00D8EE

#00D8EE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00D8EE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 216, 238 and HSL 186°, 100%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#00D8EE#00D8EE

HEX#00D8EE

RGBrgb(0, 216, 238)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.8471, 0.9333

RGB percentages0%, 84.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(185.5, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK100%, 9.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer55,534

CSS custom property--colour: #00D8EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#FF2711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CFEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9BCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00E3DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Aqua · ΔE 19.4 Cyan · ΔE 19.4 Sky blue · ΔE 21 Turquoise · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EE1600

Analogous#00EE8D, #0061EE

Triadic#EE00D8, #D8EE00

Split complementary#EE0061, #EE8D00

Tetradic#8D00EE, #EE1600, #61EE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBF9FF

Lighter +30%#88F4FF

Lighter +20%#55EFFF

Lighter +10%#22EBFF

Darker −10%#00AABB

Darker −20%#007B88

Darker −30%#004D55

Darker −40%#001F22

More saturated +25%#00D8EE

Less saturated −25%#1EC0D0

Channel breakdown

G216

B238

Red0 (0%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue185.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G D8 · B EE

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