Colors

#00FFFF

Aqua

Aqua is #00FFFF. In CSS you can write it as the keyword aqua. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Also named Cyan.

Conversions

HEX
#00FFFF
RGB
rgb(0, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(180,100%,50%)
HSV
hsv(180, 100%, 100%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,0,0)
OKLCH
oklch(90.5% 0.155 194.8)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#33FFFF

20% white

#66FFFF

40% white

#99FFFF

60% white

#CCFFFF

80% white

Shades

#00CCCC

20% black

#009999

40% black

#006666

60% black

#003333

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Aqua. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#00FFFF

#FF0000

#67E4E4

#E46767

#2D8686

Analogous

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#00FF80

#00FFFF

#0080FF

#0000FF

#13EC13

Triadic

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#00FFFF

#FF00FF

#FFFF00

#E467E4

#ADAD1F

Split Complementary

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#00FFFF

#FF0080

#FF8000

#85E0E0

#862D2D

Monochromatic

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#006666

#00B3B3

#00FFFF

#4DFFFF

#99FFFF

Tetradic

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#00FFFF

#8000FF

#FF0000

#80FF00

#9E5FDD

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 1.25:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 16.75:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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