#00BCD4
Material cyan 500
#00BCD4 is a cyan colour. In RGB it is 0 red, 188 green and 212 blue, which converts to a hue of 187 degrees, 100% saturation and 42% lightness. It is Material cyan 500 in that design system's palette.
Color values
| HEX | #00BCD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 188, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 100%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 100%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 11%, 0%, 17%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 2.3:1, and against black it is 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 2.3:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 9.14:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #00BCD4 toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #00BCD4; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(0 188 212); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#00bcd4] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.000, green: 0.737, blue: 0.831) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#00BCD4") |
Closest named color
The nearest CSS colour keyword to #00BCD4 is darkturquoise (#00CED1).