#00BDCC

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #00BDCC

At its core, #00BDCC is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 189 green, and 204 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. The HSL representation is 184.4° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#00BDCC
RGB0, 189, 204
HSL184.4°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK100%, 7%, 0%, 20%
HSV184.4°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB70.0, -33.7, -18.8
XYZ29.1, 40.8, 63.5
Decimal48588

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.29:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.15:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1