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#00B7FF Color

#00B7FF is rgb(0, 183, 255) in RGB, hsl(197, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 28%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00B7FF
HEX#00B7FF
RGBrgb(0, 183, 255)
HSLhsl(197, 100%, 50%)
HSVhsv(197, 100%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.158 235.9)
LABlab(69.48% -20.31 -47.23)
LCHlch(69.48% 51.41 246.73)

What #00B7FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00B7FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.16Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 5.76Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 8.59Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 10.24Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 10.74Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 11.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#00B7FF Channel Values

How #00B7FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 183 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 100% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 100% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00B7FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00B7FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00B7FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00B7FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00B7FF
Complementary
#FF4800
Analogous
#00FFC8
Analogous
#0037FF
Triadic
#FF00B7
Triadic
#B7FF00
Split comp.
#FF0037
Split comp.
#FFC800

Tints & Shades of #00B7FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#24C1FF
#47CBFF
#6BD5FF
#8ADEFF
#ADE8FF
#D1F2FF

Shades

#009DDB
#0087BD
#006E99
#00587A
#003E57
#002838

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00B7FF.

How #00B7FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00B7FF
Protanopia#A8A8FF
Protanomaly#85AEFF
Deuteranopia#9999FF
Deuteranomaly#79A6FF
Tritanopia#00C2C2
Tritanomaly#00BEDD
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00B7FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00b7ff: #00B7FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00B7FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00b7ff': '#00B7FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.718, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_00b7ff">#00B7FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#00B7FF"

More Teal Colors

#00B7FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00B7FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00B7FF?

#00B7FF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(0, 183, 255) in RGB and hsl(197, 100%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #00B7FF?

#00B7FF is rgb(0, 183, 255) — red 0, green 183, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00B7FF?

#00B7FF converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 28%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00B7FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00B7FF scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00B7FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00B7FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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