#00b6cd

Color #00b6cd

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#00b6cd

RGB

rgb(0, 182, 205)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 11.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.92, -30.04, -22.49)

LCH

lch(67.92, 37.53, 216.82)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.1233, 210.62)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 0%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd1700

Analogous

#00cd7d

#00b6cd

#0050cd

Triadic

#00b6cd

#cd00b6

#b6cd00

Split-complementary

#00b6cd

#cd0050

#cd7d00

Tetradic

#00b6cd

#1700cd

#cd1700

#b6cd00

Square

#00b6cd

#7d00cd

#cd1700

#50cd00

Shades

Color #00b6cd mixed toward black.

#0098ab

#007989

#005b67

#003d44

#001e22

Tints

Color #00b6cd mixed toward white.

#01e3ff

#34e8ff

#67eeff

#99f4ff

#ccf9ff

Tones

Color #00b6cd mixed toward gray.

#11a9bc

#229cab

#338e9a

#448189

#557478

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7dc8 · ΔE 30.5

Deuteranopia

#7469c6 · ΔE 35.1

Tritanopia

#2ac3c3 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00b6cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00b6cd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#00b6cd (#00b6cd) is rgb(0, 182, 205) in RGB.

No, #00b6cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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