cyancoolCSS named color
Aqua #00FFFF
A bright cyan, equal parts green and blue light.
Use cases: Digital effects · Tech accents
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #00FFFF | |
| RGB | rgb(0, 255, 255) | |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 50%) | |
| HSV | hsv(180, 100%, 100%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8014, 78.7327, 106.9496) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.1, -48.1, -14.1) | |
| Luminance | 0.787 (WCAG relative) |
/* Aqua */
color: #00ffff;
background-color: #00ffff;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#00e6e6 #00cccc #00b3b3 #009999 #008080 #006666 #004d4d #003333 #001a1a #000000
Tints (toward white)
#1affff #33ffff #4dffff #66ffff #80ffff #99ffff #b3ffff #ccffff #e6ffff #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#0df2f2 #1ae6e6 #26d9d9 #33cccc #40c0c0 #4db3b3 #5aa6a6 #669999 #738d8d #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#00FFFF
#FF0000
#00ffff #ff0000
Analogous
Edit in generator →#00FF80
#00FFFF
#007FFF
#00ff80 #00ffff #007fff
Triadic
Edit in generator →#00FFFF
#FF00FF
#FFFF00
#00ffff #ff00ff #ffff00
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#00FFFF
#7F00FF
#FF0000
#80FF00
#00ffff #7f00ff #ff0000 #80ff00
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#00FFFF
#FF0080
#FF8000
#00ffff #ff0080 #ff8000
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#008585
#00C2C2
#00FFFF
#3DFFFF
#7AFFFF
#008585 #00c2c2 #00ffff #3dffff #7affff
Accessibility & contrast
1.25
#00FFFF on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
16.75
#00FFFF on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on aqua
16.75
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Turquoise #40E0D0 | 8.63 | |
| Powder Blue #B0E0E6 | 14.79 | |
| Ice Blue #A5DFF9 | 17.43 | |
| Seafoam #7FE0B3 | 17.53 | |
| Eucalyptus #44D7A8 | 17.54 | |
| Sky Blue #87CEEB | 18.13 |
Related colors
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.