#00AFE2

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Deepskyblue.

About #00AFE2

The hex code #00AFE2 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Deepskyblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 175 green, and 226 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow, and 11% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00AFE2
RGB0, 175, 226
HSL193.5°, 100.0%, 44.3%
CMYK100%, 23%, 0%, 11%
HSV193.5°, 100.0%, 88.6%
LAB66.6, -19.4, -36.0
XYZ29.1, 36.2, 77.4
Decimal45026

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.23:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00AFE2; }
.text-color { color: #00AFE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #00AFE2; }

Similar Colors

Deepskyblue
#00BFFF