#00acef
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
0, 172, 239
HSL
197°, 100%, 47%
CMYK
100, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3574
Every format
| HEX | #00acef |
| RGB | rgb(0, 172, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 100%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 28%, 0%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(66.3 -13.2 -43.6) |
| LCH | lch(66.3 45.6 253.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.703 0.150 235.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #00acef;
background-color: #00acef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#00acef] bg-[#00acef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #00acef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.000, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#00acef")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#00acef on white: 2.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#00acef on black: 8.15:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red0.0%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan100.0%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%
Color previews
#00acef text on a black background
contrast 8.15:1
Card sample
#00acef text on a white background
contrast 2.58:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #00acef;
Background color
Panel with #00acef background
background-color: #00acef;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #00acef;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(0, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(0, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #00acef; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00acef, #000DEF);