Aqua — #00FFFF

Also known as: Cyan

#00FFFF, primarily known as Aqua (also called Cyan), is composed of 0% red, 100% green, and 100% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, 0% black. In HSL the hue angle is 180°, saturation 100%, and lightness 50%. The closest web-safe color is #00FFFF.

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#00FFFF
RGB	rgb(0, 255, 255)
HSL	hsl(180, 100%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(180, 100%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(90.54% 0.1546 194.77)
HWB	hwb(180 0% 0%)
LAB	lab(90.7% -50.67 -14.96)
LCH	lch(90.7% 52.8 196.5)
OKLAB	oklab(90.54% -0.1494 -0.0394)
XYZ	X 53.8 Y 78.73 Z 106.95
Web Safe	#00FFFF
RGB Percent	0%, 100%, 100%
Decimal	65535

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#00FFFF
RGB	rgb(0, 255, 255)
HSL	hsl(180, 100%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(180, 100%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(90.54% 0.1546 194.77)
HWB	hwb(180 0% 0%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(90.7% -50.67 -14.96)
LCH	lch(90.7% 52.8 196.5)
OKLAB	oklab(90.54% -0.1494 -0.0394)
XYZ	X 53.8 Y 78.73 Z 106.95
Web Safe	#00FFFF
RGB Percent	0%, 100%, 100%
Decimal	65535

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#29FFFF

#00D6D6

#4DFFFF

#00B2B3

#00CCFF

#00FFCC

#1FA2F9

#06E089

Similar named colors

Nearest matches from our 30,000-name dataset (CIELAB ΔE). Click a swatch to open that color.

Looney Blue

#11FFFF · ΔE 0.4

Spanish Sky Blue

#00FFFE · ΔE 0.53

Arctic Water

#00FCFC · ΔE 1.06

Crisp Cyan

#22FFFF · ΔE 1.14

Fluorescent Turquoise

#00FDFF · ΔE 1.29

Beaming Blue

#33FFFF · ΔE 2.34

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On white

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1.25:1

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On black

Sample

16.75:1

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Protanopia

46% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

52% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

100% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

47% similar

0.003% of population

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