aqua — #00FFFF
#00FFFF
rgb(0, 255, 255) · hsl(180, 100%, 50%) · CSS keyword aqua
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aqua on white | 1.25:1 | — | — |
| aqua on black | 16.75:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, aqua takes black text: 16.75:1 against 1.25:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: aqua;
color: #00ffff;
color: rgb(0 255 255);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to aqua
- cyan — #00FFFF
- mediumspringgreen — #00FA9A
- darkturquoise — #00CED1
- springgreen — #00FF7F
- turquoise — #40E0D0
- deepskyblue — #00BFFF
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for aqua?
The hex code for aqua is #00FFFF — RGB 0, 255, 255.
Can I use aqua for text?
Not on a white background. aqua reaches only 1.25:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on aqua be black or white?
Black — 16.75:1 against 1.25:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- aquamarine — #7FFFD4
- azure — #F0FFFF
- beige — #F5F5DC
- bisque — #FFE4C4
- black — #000000
- blanchedalmond — #FFEBCD
- blue — #0000FF
- blueviolet — #8A2BE2
- brown — #A52A2A
- burlywood — #DEB887
- cadetblue — #5F9EA0
- chartreuse — #7FFF00
#00FFFF in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference