#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

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

180
100
50
Official nameCyan
Shade of Blue
Color name in French Cyan
Hex Code #00FFFF
Simplified Hex Code#0FF
RGB Code rgb( 0 , 255 , 255)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 0.0% , 100.0% , 100.0% )
HSLhsl( 180 , 100% , 50% )
Complementary
Color
#FF0000


Variations of #00FFFF (Cyan)

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #00FFFF is the color #E5FFFF

Cyan

#00ffff

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #001919.

Cyan

#00ffff

Other Shades of Blue

Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .

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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

Black text
White text
div{ background: #00FFFF;  }

div{ background: Cyan; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #00FFFF;  }

div{ color: Cyan; }

Border

#00FFFF colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #00FFFF;  }

div{ border: 3px solid Cyan; }

Shadow

#00FFFF shadow colored
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.

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