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#00CBCD closest to Sea Serpent

#00CBCD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Sea Serpent. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(0, 203, 205)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #00CBCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.42:1.

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Variations of #00CBCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#00CBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00CBCDCD0200
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

00CBCDCD0064CD6900
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

00CBCDCD00CBCBCD00
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

00CBCD0200CDCD0200CBCD00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00CBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00CBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5AFCE
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC0CD
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3C2CE
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5AFCE
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8DBACE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00D2CB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00CECC
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A0BCBD

#00CBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#00CBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.42:1 Very good#00CBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00CBCD in CSS

/* Sea Serpent */
.color { color: #00CBCD; }
.background { background-color: #00CBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00CBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 203 205);
color: hsl(181 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.763 0.130 196.0);

#00CBCD FAQ

What color is #00CBCD?

#00CBCD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00CBCD?

#00CBCD is rgb(0, 203, 205) in RGB, hsl(181, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00CBCD?

The complementary color of #00CBCD is #CD0200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00CBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #00CBCD: 10.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00CBCD a warm or cool color?

#00CBCD is a cool color.