#00c5db

Color #00c5db

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#00c5db

RGB

rgb(0, 197, 219)

HSL

hsl(186, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 10%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(72.92, -32.76, -22.51)

LCH

lch(72.92, 39.75, 214.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.1299, 208.91)

HWB

hwb(186, 0%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db1600

Analogous

#00db83

#00c5db

#0058db

Triadic

#00c5db

#db00c5

#c5db00

Split-complementary

#00c5db

#db0058

#db8300

Tetradic

#00c5db

#1600db

#db1600

#c5db00

Square

#00c5db

#8300db

#db1600

#58db00

Shades

Color #00c5db mixed toward black.

#00a4b6

#008392

#00626d

#004249

#002124

Tints

Color #00c5db mixed toward white.

#0ce7ff

#3decff

#6df0ff

#9ef5ff

#cefaff

Tones

Color #00c5db mixed toward gray.

#12b6c9

#24a8b6

#3799a4

#498b92

#5b7c80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788d6 · ΔE 31.6

Deuteranopia

#7e72d5 · ΔE 36.4

Tritanopia

#2fd2d1 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00c5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00c5db]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#00c5db (#00c5db) is rgb(0, 197, 219) in RGB.

No, #00c5db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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