#00AFBD
A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Lightseagreen.
About #00AFBD
The hex code #00AFBD represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightseagreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 175 green, and 189 blue.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 7% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#00AFBD
RGB0, 175, 189
HSL184.4°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK100%, 7%, 0%, 26%
HSV184.4°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB65.2, -31.8, -17.8
XYZ24.5, 34.3, 53.5
Decimal44989
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.87:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.69:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #00AFBD;
}
.text-color {
color: #00AFBD;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #00AFBD;
}