#00bcd4

Color #00bcd4

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#00bcd4

RGB

rgb(0, 188, 212)

HSL

hsl(186.8, 100%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.8, 100%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 11.3%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(69.98, -30.68, -23.19)

LCH

lch(69.98, 38.46, 217.08)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1265, 210.82)

HWB

hwb(186.8, 0%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d41800

Analogous

#00d482

#00bcd4

#0052d4

Triadic

#00bcd4

#d400bc

#bcd400

Split-complementary

#00bcd4

#d40052

#d48200

Tetradic

#00bcd4

#1800d4

#d41800

#bcd400

Square

#00bcd4

#8200d4

#d41800

#52d400

Shades

Color #00bcd4 mixed toward black.

#009db1

#007d8d

#005e6a

#003f47

#001f23

Tints

Color #00bcd4 mixed toward white.

#07e3ff

#38e8ff

#6aeeff

#9cf4ff

#cdf9ff

Tones

Color #00bcd4 mixed toward gray.

#12aec2

#23a1b1

#35939f

#47858d

#58787c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8182cf · ΔE 30.7

Deuteranopia

#786ccd · ΔE 35.6

Tritanopia

#2ccac9 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00bcd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00bcd4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#00bcd4 (#00bcd4) is rgb(0, 188, 212) in RGB.

No, #00bcd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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