Information about #00BBCB color

#00BBCB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#00BBCB falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(0, 187, 203) — 0% red, 73.3% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 80 / 6 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #00BBCB reads as a maximally vivid cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Turquoise Surf (#00C5CD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC) and Dark Turquoise (#00CED1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(0, 187, 203)), which gives #00BBCB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #00BBCB: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #00BBCB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#00BBCB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#00BBCB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #00BBCB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#00BBCB
  • RGB0, 187, 203
  • CMYK80, 6, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(0, 187, 203)
  • HSL185°, 100%, 40%
  • HSL Precise184.729°, 100%, 39.804%
  • HSV185°, 100%, 80%
  • HSB185°, 100%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.733, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.733, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.733, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID00BBCB
  • DECIMAL ID48075
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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