#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

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

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; }

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