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#00ffff

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · “cyan”

RGB
0, 255, 255
HSL
180°, 100%, 50%
CMYK
100, 0, 0, 0
Luminance
0.7874

Every format

HEX#00ffff
RGBrgb(0, 255, 255)
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(91.1 -48.1 -14.1)
LCHlch(91.1 50.1 196.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.905 0.155 194.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #00ffff;
background-color: #00ffff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#00ffff] bg-[#00ffff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #00ffff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.000, green: 1.000, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#00ffff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#00ffff on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#00ffff on black: 16.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red0.0%
Green100.0%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan100.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#00ffff text on a black background

contrast 16.75:1

Card sample

#00ffff text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #00ffff;
Background color
Panel with #00ffff background
background-color: #00ffff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #00ffff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #00ffff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00ffff, #0055FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #00ffff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #00ffff in the Color Lab