#00AFAF

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Lightseagreen.

About #00AFAF

When working with digital screens, the color #00AFAF is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightseagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 175, and 175.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 100% C, 0% M, 0% Y, and 31% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00AFAF
RGB0, 175, 175
HSL180.0°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK100%, 0%, 0%, 31%
HSV180.0°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB64.8, -36.3, -10.7
XYZ23.1, 33.8, 45.9
Decimal44975

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.71:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.75:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.59:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00AFAF; }
.text-color { color: #00AFAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #00AFAF; }

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