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Aqua color: #00ffff

Aqua is #00ffff, rgb(0, 255, 255) in RGB and oklch(90.54% 0.15455 194.769) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

Read as HEX

180°
100%

90.5%
0.155
195°
  • Cyan
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • cyan-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.25:1Hard to read
Lc -14
Black text
16.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 92

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Palettes with Aqua

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Questions about Aqua

What is the hex code for Aqua?

The hex code for Aqua is #00ffff. In RGB it is rgb(0, 255, 255), in HSL hsl(180, 100%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(90.54% 0.15455 194.769).

What colors go well with Aqua?

Its complementary color is #ffcdd1. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #67ffc6 and #9cedff. Ready palettes with Aqua are shown on this page.

Is Aqua a warm or cool color?

Aqua is a cool color with an OKLCH hue of 195 degrees.

What text color is readable on Aqua?

Black text is more readable on Aqua: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and black gives 16.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #00ffff

#00ffff is a bright very light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 90.5% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 195°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.25:1 contrast and black text 16.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cyan (#00ffff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-300.

More very light cyan colors

Lighter: #00ffff mixed with white

  1. 00ffff

Darker: #00ffff mixed with black

  1. 00ffff
  2. 008080

Calmer: #00ffff with less saturation

  1. 00ffff

Similar named colors

  • Cyan#00ffff

Colors that go with #00ffff

Complementary
#00ffff
Analogous
#00ffff
Triadic
#00ffff
Split
#00ffff