#00F9FA
Closest named color: Bright Light Blue (#26F7FD). oklch(89% 0.152 195.3), rgb(0, 249, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (15.93:1).
About this color
#00F9FA is a light, vivid teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 89%, its chroma 0.152 and its hue 195°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Bright Light Blue (#26F7FD), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 15.93:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (89%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.152) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Bright Light Blue (#26F7FD) |
| Black text | 15.93:1 |
| White text | 1.31:1 |
Values
| HEX | #00F9FA |
| RGB | rgb(0, 249, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89% 0.152 195.3) |
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 #00F9FA | 1.31:1 | Fails | Lc -17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| Black text on #00F9FA | 15.93:1 | AAA | Lc 88.7 | Fine for body text |
| #00F9FA text on white | 1.31:1 | Fails | Lc 15.0 | Not readable |
| #00F9FA text on black | 15.93:1 | AAA | Lc -88.8 | Fine for body text |
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 200.
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Step 50
50
#E2FBFB
oklch(97% 0.026 196.7)
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Step 100
100
#BFF6F6
oklch(93.6% 0.056 196.2)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#00F9FA
oklch(89% 0.152 195.3)
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Step 300
300
#00DCDC
oklch(81% 0.138 194.8)
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Step 400
400
#00B7B8
oklch(70.6% 0.12 195.5)
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Step 500
500
#009D9E
oklch(63.1% 0.108 195.6)
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Step 600
600
#008485
oklch(55.6% 0.095 195.7)
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Step 700
700
#006F70
oklch(49.1% 0.084 195.9)
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Step 800
800
#005B5B
oklch(42.7% 0.073 194.8)
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Step 900
900
#004C4C
oklch(37.7% 0.064 194.8)
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Step 950
950
#002D2D
oklch(26.9% 0.046 194.8)
#00F9FA 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) | #E7ECFA | 0.157 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #CBD7FB | 0.148 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00FFF9 | 0.017 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #E0E0E0 | 0.153 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #00F9FA
#00F9FA
oklch(89% 0.152 195.3)
- #FFCCCE
#FFCCCE
oklch(89% 0.058 15.7)
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 #00F9FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Light Blue #26F7FD ΔE 0.009
- Bright Turquoise #0FFEF9 ΔE 0.015
- Cyan #00FFFF ΔE 0.016
- Bright Cyan #41FDFE ΔE 0.019
- Bright Aqua #0BF9EA ΔE 0.023
- Robin's Egg #6DEDFD ΔE 0.046
- Robin Egg Blue #8AF1FE ΔE 0.060
- Light Turquoise #7EF4CC ΔE 0.068
Use #00F9FA 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.