#00c5e9

Color #00c5e9

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 16.63 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#00c5e9

RGB

rgb(0, 197, 233)

HSL

hsl(189.3, 100%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.3, 100%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 15.5%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(73.42, -28.2, -29.32)

LCH

lch(73.42, 40.68, 226.12)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.1359, 217.22)

HWB

hwb(189.3, 0%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e92400

Analogous

#00e999

#00c5e9

#0050e9

Triadic

#00c5e9

#e900c5

#c5e900

Split-complementary

#00c5e9

#e90050

#e99900

Tetradic

#00c5e9

#2400e9

#e92400

#c5e900

Square

#00c5e9

#9900e9

#e92400

#50e900

Shades

Color #00c5e9 mixed toward black.

#00a4c2

#00839b

#006275

#00424e

#002127

Tints

Color #00c5e9 mixed toward white.

#18dbff

#46e2ff

#75eaff

#a3f1ff

#d1f8ff

Tones

Color #00c5e9 mixed toward gray.

#13b8d6

#27aac2

#3a9daf

#4e8f9b

#618288

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788e1 · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#7e72df · ΔE 34.6

Tritanopia

#2fdad9 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00c5e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00c5e9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#00c5e9 (#00c5e9) is rgb(0, 197, 233) in RGB.

No, #00c5e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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