#00CFF8
Closest named color: Bright Sky Blue (#02CCFE). oklch(79% 0.143 219), rgb(0, 207, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.28:1).
About this color
#00CFF8 is a light, vivid teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.143 and its hue 219°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Bright Sky Blue (#02CCFE), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.28:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.143) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Bright Sky Blue (#02CCFE) |
| Black text | 11.28:1 |
| White text | 1.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #00CFF8 |
| RGB | rgb(0, 207, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 100%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.143 219) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #00CFF8 | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc -38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #00CFF8 | 11.28:1 | AAA | Lc 69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #00CFF8 text on white | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc 34.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #00CFF8 text on black | 11.28:1 | AAA | Lc -68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#E8F9FE
oklch(97.1% 0.019 217.2)
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Step 100
100
#CCF1FD
oklch(93.6% 0.042 219.4)
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Step 200
200
#9CE6FD
oklch(88.4% 0.08 219.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#00CFF8
oklch(79% 0.143 219)
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Step 400
400
#00B3D6
oklch(70.8% 0.128 218.5)
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Step 500
500
#0099B8
oklch(63.1% 0.114 219)
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Step 600
600
#00819B
oklch(55.7% 0.1 218.5)
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Step 700
700
#006C83
oklch(49.1% 0.089 219.3)
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Step 800
800
#00586B
oklch(42.5% 0.077 219.1)
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Step 900
900
#004A5A
oklch(37.8% 0.068 218.5)
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Step 950
950
#002C36
oklch(27% 0.048 217.4)
#00CFF8 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B5C9FA | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9AB5F8 | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00DCDC | 0.062 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #00CFF8
#00CFF8
oklch(79% 0.143 219)
- #FF9D7D
#FF9D7D
oklch(78.9% 0.126 38.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #00CFF8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Sky Blue #02CCFE ΔE 0.014
- Vivid Sky Blue #4CC9F0 ΔE 0.024
- Aqua Blue #02D8E9 ΔE 0.038
- Deep Sky Blue #00BFFF ΔE 0.048
- Lightblue #7BC8F6 ΔE 0.056
- Dark Turquoise #00CED1 ΔE 0.057
- Sky #82CAFC ΔE 0.064
- Medium Turquoise #48D1CC ΔE 0.067
Use #00CFF8 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.