Palettes / Colors / #00FFFF

#00FFFF — Vivid Teal

#00FFFF is the named color Aqua. It belongs to the teal family.

#00FFFF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FF0000; it also sits naturally between #00FF80 and #0080FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 100% · Blue 100%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #00FFFF

.text { color: #00FFFF; }
.background { background-color: #00FFFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00FFFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 255, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00FFFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00FFFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00FFFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00FFFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #00FFFF

Tints of #00FFFF

Tones of #00FFFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF0000:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00FFFF: #000000.

How #00FFFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #00FFFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #00FFFE  ·  #010000 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00FFFF?

#00FFFF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 255, 255). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00FFFF?

#00FFFF is RGB 0, 255, 255 — HSL 180°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #00FFFF?

Its complement is #FF0000; analogous partners are #00FF80 and #0080FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00FFFF for text?

Black text on #00FFFF has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.