#00FFFF - Cyan
The hexadecimal color code #00FFFF corresponds to the color "Cyan", which is a shade of Blue. It is equivalent to simplified code #0FF . This color is a combination of red (at 0,00 level), green (at 1,00 level) and blue (at 1,00 level). Its brightness is 50% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 0%, green at 50% and blue at 50%.
Features
Variations of #00FFFF (Cyan)
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #00FFFF is the color #E5FFFF
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #001919.
Other Shades of Blue
Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .
Color Palettes
The complementary color #FF0000 is the color exactly opposite to #00FFFF on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
Complementary color palette
Cyan
#00FFFF
Triadic palette
Uses of #00FFFF in CSS
When using #00FFFF as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #00FFFF as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.
You can replace the color code #00FFFF with its official name: Cyan. You can then write in CSS "background: Cyan " for a background of #00FFFF.
#00FFFF as background color
div{ background: #00FFFF; }
div{ background: Cyan; }
Colored text
div{ color: #00FFFF; }
div{ color: Cyan; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #00FFFF; }
div{ border: 3px solid Cyan; }
Shadow
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #00FFFF; }
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px Cyan; }
Note:
In CSS, the color code #00FFFF can be replaced with its official name "Cyan", or with the simplified code #0FF.
Similar Colors
Other color codes similar or equivalent to the specified color code #00FFFF.
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