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#0ACAFA Color

#0ACAFA is rgb(10, 202, 250) in RGB, hsl(192, 96%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 19%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0ACAFA
HEX#0ACAFA
RGBrgb(10, 202, 250)
HSLhsl(192, 96%, 51%)
HSVhsv(192, 96%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 19%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.144 223.2)
LABlab(74.95% -30.16 -36.06)
LCHlch(74.95% 47.01 230.09)

What #0ACAFA 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 #0ACAFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#0ACAFA Channel Values

How #0ACAFA 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 10 · G 202 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 96% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 96% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0ACAFA 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0ACAFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0ACAFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0ACAFA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0ACAFA.

How #0ACAFA 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#0ACAFA
Protanopia#BABAFA
Protanomaly#94C1FA
Deuteranopia#A9A9FC
Deuteranomaly#86B7FB
Tritanopia#00D1D1
Tritanomaly#00CEE3
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0ACAFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0acafa: #0ACAFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0ACAFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0acafa': '#0ACAFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.039, green: 0.792, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_0acafa">#0ACAFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#0ACAFA"

More Teal Colors

#0ACAFA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0ACAFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0ACAFA?

#0ACAFA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(10, 202, 250) in RGB and hsl(192, 96%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.73.

What is the RGB value of #0ACAFA?

#0ACAFA is rgb(10, 202, 250) — red 10, green 202, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0ACAFA?

#0ACAFA converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 19%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0ACAFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0ACAFA scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0ACAFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0ACAFA 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 10.15, which is visibly different.

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