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#0cfecb

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
12, 254, 203
HSL
167°, 99%, 52%
CMYK
95, 0, 20, 0
Luminance
0.7527

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #0cfecb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#0cfecb
Hue
167°
cyan
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7527
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
82/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.05:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 4.9
Where it sits
Hue167° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool82% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#0cfecb
RGBrgb(12, 254, 203)
HSLhsl(167, 99%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 0%, 20%, 0%)
LABlab(89.5 -61.2 10.5)
LCHlch(89.5 62.1 170.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.888 0.173 171.1)
Decimal851659
Display P3color(display-p3 0.047 0.996 0.796)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #0cfecb;
background-color: #0cfecb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#0cfecb] bg-[#0cfecb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #0cfecb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.047, green: 0.996, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#0cfecb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF0CFECB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(203, 254, 12)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #0cfecb · 16.05:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.05:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #0cfecb as text scores 1.31:1 on white and 16.05:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#0cfecb on white: 1.31:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#0cfecb on black: 16.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F6ECC8
deuteranopia · #DCD9CF
tritanopia · #00FFEF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #0cfecb is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FEFB
#E3FCF7
#C0FBEF
#8FFFE7
#57FEDB
#0cfecb
#01F4C1
#01CBA1
#01A381
#05755E
#03493A
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F1FEFBDarkest = 950 · #03493A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FEFB;
  --brand-100: #E3FCF7;
  --brand-200: #C0FBEF;
  --brand-300: #8FFFE7;
  --brand-400: #57FEDB;
  --brand-500: #0cfecb;
  --brand-600: #01F4C1;
  --brand-700: #01CBA1;
  --brand-800: #01A381;
  --brand-900: #05755E;
  --brand-950: #03493A;
  --brand: #0cfecb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #0cfecb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF9
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B8A
Captions on the surface
Accent#FF0B7B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017F64
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFFA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142421
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #0cfecb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FE0C3F
Analogous left#0CFE52
Analogous right#0CB8FE
Split-complement 1#FE0CB8
Split-complement 2#FE520C
Triadic 1#CB0CFE
Triadic 2#FECB0C
Tetradic#520CFE

RGB percentages

Red4.7%
Green99.6%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan95.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow20.1%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#0cfecb text on a black background

contrast 16.05:1

Card sample

#0cfecb text on a white background

contrast 1.31:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #0cfecb;
Background color
Panel with #0cfecb background
background-color: #0cfecb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #0cfecb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(12, 254, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(12, 254, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #0cfecb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0cfecb, #0C90FE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #0cfecb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#0cfecb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#0cfecb, answered

What color is #0cfecb?

#0cfecb is a balanced electric cyan, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 4.9). It sits at 167° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #0cfecb?

rgb(12, 254, 203) — 12 red, 254 green and 203 blue out of 255, or 4.7% / 99.6% / 79.6% by channel.

Is #0cfecb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7527 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 16.05:1.

Should I use black or white text on #0cfecb?

Black. It scores 16.05:1 against #0cfecb, versus 1.31:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #0cfecb?

#FE0C3F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FE0CB8 and #FE520C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #0cfecb?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C0EDE3 for borders, #4B9B8A for secondary text, #FF0B7B as an accent and #017F64 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #0CFE52 and #0CB8FE stays calm, while #FE0C3F is the loudest partner.

What is #0cfecb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(95%, 0%, 20%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #0cfecb warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 82 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #0CFE73; nudged cooler, #0BDEFF.

Work with #0cfecb in the Color Lab