HEX Color #00C5CC (Darkturquoise)

About #00C5CC

The precise color #00C5CC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkturquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 197, 204).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 3% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 182.1° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00C5CC

RGB0, 197, 204

HSL182.1°, 100.0%, 40.0%

CMYK100%, 3%, 0%, 20%

HSV182.1°, 100.0%, 80.0%

LAB72.4, -37.5, -15.1

XYZ30.9, 44.3, 64.0

Decimal50636

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#00C5CC #CC0700

Analogous

#00CC6D #005ECC

Triadic

#CC00C4 #C4CC00

Tetradic

#6C00CC #CC0700 #5ECC00

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#00C5CC

#1CCBD1

#38D1D7

#55D8DD

#71DEE2

#8DE5E8

#AAEBEE

#C6F2F3

#E2F8F9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#00C5CC

#00AFB5

#00999E

#008388

#006D71

#00575A

#004144

#002B2D

#001516

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.13:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.86:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.38:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00C5CC; }

.text-color { color: #00C5CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #00C5CC; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise

#00CED1