Cyan

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 16.75:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#00FFFFsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 255, 255)screen channels

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindteal-300nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.25:1

Black textAAA16.75:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#215151

#27A4A3

#00FFFF

#8FFEFD

#CBFDFC

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#00FF80

#00FFFF

#007FFF

Triadic

#00FFFF

#FF00FF

#FFFF00

Complement

#00FFFF

#FF0000

Lab distance · lower is closer

Exact alias: Aqua.

:root {
  --color-cyan: #00FFFF;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-cyan);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue196°

Lightness91 L*

Chroma50.1

Luminance0.787