#00E2E9

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #00E2E9

When working with digital screens, the color #00E2E9 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 226 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 100% C, 3% M, 0% Y, and 9% K. 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. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00E2E9
RGB0, 226, 233
HSL181.8°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK100%, 3%, 0%, 9%
HSV181.8°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB82.0, -41.8, -16.3
XYZ41.9, 60.3, 86.5
Decimal58089

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.06:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.10:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00E2E9; }
.text-color { color: #00E2E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #00E2E9; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1