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#0ed2df

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Dark Turquoise

RGB
14, 210, 223
HSL
184°, 88%, 47%
CMYK
94, 6, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5151

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #0ed2df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#0ed2df
Hue
184°
cyan
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
47%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5151
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
89/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.30:1
Closest name
Dark Turquoise
ΔE2000 3.6
Where it sits
Hue184° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness47%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool89% 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#0ed2df
RGBrgb(14, 210, 223)
HSLhsl(184, 88%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 6%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(77.0 -37.2 -18.5)
LCHlch(77.0 41.6 206.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.787 0.133 202.8)
Decimal971487
Display P3color(display-p3 0.055 0.824 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #0ed2df;
background-color: #0ed2df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#0ed2df] bg-[#0ed2df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #0ed2df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.055, green: 0.824, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#0ed2df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF0ED2DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 210, 14)

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 #0ed2df · 11.30:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.86:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.30:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #0ed2df as text scores 1.86:1 on white and 11.30:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#0ed2df on white: 1.86:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#0ed2df on black: 11.30:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C0C8E0
deuteranopia · #A7B6E0
tritanopia · #00DBD6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #0ed2df 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.

#F2FCFD
#E5F9FA
#C4F5F8
#95F2F8
#61ECF5
#2CE6F2
#0ed2df
#0CB5C0
#0A919A
#0C696F
#074145
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F2FCFDDarkest = 950 · #074145
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FCFD;
  --brand-100: #E5F9FA;
  --brand-200: #C4F5F8;
  --brand-300: #95F2F8;
  --brand-400: #61ECF5;
  --brand-500: #2CE6F2;
  --brand-600: #0ed2df;
  --brand-700: #0CB5C0;
  --brand-800: #0A919A;
  --brand-900: #0C696F;
  --brand-950: #074145;
  --brand: #0ed2df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #0ed2df

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#C0EAED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B969B
Captions on the surface
Accent#E40932
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#087178
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FCFD
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142324
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 #0ed2df

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#DF1B0E
Analogous left#0EDF83
Analogous right#0E6ADF
Split-complement 1#DF0E6A
Split-complement 2#DF830E
Triadic 1#DF0ED2
Triadic 2#D2DF0E
Tetradic#830EDF

RGB percentages

Red5.5%
Green82.4%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan93.7%
Magenta5.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#0ed2df text on a black background

contrast 11.30:1

Card sample

#0ed2df text on a white background

contrast 1.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #0ed2df;
Background color
Panel with #0ed2df background
background-color: #0ed2df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #0ed2df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(14, 210, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(14, 210, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #0ed2df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0ed2df, #0E47DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #0ed2df

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.

#0ed2df 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.

#0ed2df, answered

What color is #0ed2df?

#0ed2df is a balanced electric cyan, closest to Dark Turquoise (ΔE2000 3.6). It sits at 184° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 47% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #0ed2df?

rgb(14, 210, 223) — 14 red, 210 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 5.5% / 82.4% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #0ed2df a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5151 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 11.30:1.

Should I use black or white text on #0ed2df?

Black. It scores 11.30:1 against #0ed2df, versus 1.86:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #0ed2df?

#DF1B0E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DF0E6A and #DF830E, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #0ed2df?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EAED for borders, #4B969B for secondary text, #E40932 as an accent and #087178 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #0EDF83 and #0E6ADF stays calm, while #DF1B0E is the loudest partner.

What is #0ed2df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(94%, 6%, 0%, 13%). 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 #0ed2df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 89 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #0EDF9F; nudged cooler, #0CA4E2.

Work with #0ed2df in the Color Lab