Darkturquoise — #00CED1
#00CED1 is a medium, vivid cyan. It is the CSS named color darkturquoise.
Color values
| HEX | #00CED1 |
| RGB | rgb(0, 206, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 100%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%) |
| Decimal | 52945 |
| CSS | color: #00CED1; |
| Android | 0xFF00CED1 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.808, blue: 0.820, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #00CED1 | 1.95:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #00CED1 | 10.75:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #00CED1
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #00CED1 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #00CED1
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #00CED1 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #00CED1; background-color: #00CED1; }
.element { color: rgb(0 206 209); }
.element { color: hsl(181 100% 41%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#00CED1] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #00CED1;Frequently asked questions
What color is #00CED1?
#00CED1 is a medium, vivid cyan, which CSS calls darkturquoise. Its hue sits at 181° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness.
What is #00CED1 in RGB?
#00CED1 converts to rgb(0, 206, 209) — 0 red, 206 green and 209 blue.
What is #00CED1 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #00CED1 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (10.75:1 versus 1.95:1).
What is the complementary color of #00CED1?
#D10300 — the hue directly opposite #00CED1 on the color wheel.