#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.