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#0fd2c6

a dark, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Medium Turquoise

RGB
15, 210, 198
HSL
176°, 87%, 44%
CMYK
93, 0, 6, 18
Luminance
0.5027

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #0fd2c6 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#0fd2c6
Hue
176°
cyan
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
44%
dark
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
68%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5027
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
86/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.05:1
Closest name
Medium Turquoise
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue176° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness44%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool86% 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#0fd2c6
RGBrgb(15, 210, 198)
HSLhsl(176, 87%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 6%, 18%)
LABlab(76.2 -44.6 -6.2)
LCHlch(76.2 45.0 187.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.779 0.134 187.5)
Decimal1036998
Display P3color(display-p3 0.059 0.824 0.776)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #0fd2c6;
background-color: #0fd2c6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#0fd2c6] bg-[#0fd2c6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #0fd2c6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.059, green: 0.824, blue: 0.776)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#0fd2c6")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF0FD2C6)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(198, 210, 15)

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 #0fd2c6 · 11.05:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.90:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.05:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #0fd2c6 as text scores 1.90:1 on white and 11.05:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#0fd2c6 on white: 1.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#0fd2c6 on black: 11.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C6C6C6
deuteranopia · #AFB5C8
tritanopia · #00D7CE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #0fd2c6 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDFC
#E5FAF9
#C4F7F4
#96F8F2
#62F4EB
#2EF0E4
#0fd2c6
#0EBEB4
#0B9890
#0C6E68
#084541
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F2FDFCDarkest = 950 · #084541
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDFC;
  --brand-100: #E5FAF9;
  --brand-200: #C4F7F4;
  --brand-300: #96F8F2;
  --brand-400: #62F4EB;
  --brand-500: #2EF0E4;
  --brand-600: #0fd2c6;
  --brand-700: #0EBEB4;
  --brand-800: #0B9890;
  --brand-900: #0C6E68;
  --brand-950: #084541;
  --brand: #0fd2c6;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #0fd2c6

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#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDEA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B96
Captions on the surface
Accent#D60A4A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#087770
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDFC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142423
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 #0fd2c6

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
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • 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
  • Black text placed on it
  • 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#D20F1B
Analogous left#0FD264
Analogous right#0F7CD2
Split-complement 1#D20F7C
Split-complement 2#D2640F
Triadic 1#C60FD2
Triadic 2#D2C60F
Tetradic#640FD2

RGB percentages

Red5.9%
Green82.4%
Blue77.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan92.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow5.7%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#0fd2c6 text on a black background

contrast 11.05:1

Card sample

#0fd2c6 text on a white background

contrast 1.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #0fd2c6;
Background color
Panel with #0fd2c6 background
background-color: #0fd2c6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #0fd2c6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(15, 210, 198, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(15, 210, 198, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #0fd2c6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0fd2c6, #0F5CD2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #0fd2c6

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.

#0fd2c6 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.

#0fd2c6, answered

What color is #0fd2c6?

#0fd2c6 is a dark electric cyan, closest to Medium Turquoise (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 176° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 44% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #0fd2c6?

rgb(15, 210, 198) — 15 red, 210 green and 198 blue out of 255, or 5.9% / 82.4% / 77.6% by channel.

Is #0fd2c6 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5027 and perceived brightness is 68%, so black text on it reaches 11.05:1.

Should I use black or white text on #0fd2c6?

Black. It scores 11.05:1 against #0fd2c6, versus 1.90:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #0fd2c6?

#D20F1B sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D20F7C and #D2640F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #0fd2c6?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDEA for borders, #4B9B96 for secondary text, #D60A4A as an accent and #087770 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #0FD264 and #0F7CD2 stays calm, while #D20F1B is the loudest partner.

What is #0fd2c6 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(93%, 0%, 6%, 18%). 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 #0fd2c6 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 86 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #0FD27E; nudged cooler, #0DA4D4.

Work with #0fd2c6 in the Color Lab