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#0FB3FF Color

#0FB3FF is rgb(15, 179, 255) in RGB, hsl(199, 100%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 30%, 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 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0FB3FF
HEX#0FB3FF
RGBrgb(15, 179, 255)
HSLhsl(199, 100%, 53%)
HSVhsv(199, 94%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.16 238.2)
LABlab(68.38% -17.97 -48.94)
LCHlch(68.38% 52.13 249.84)

What #0FB3FF 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 #0FB3FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.26Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 6.42Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 8.84Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 11.49Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 11.69Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 11.98

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

#0FB3FF Channel Values

How #0FB3FF 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 15 · G 179 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 100% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 94% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0FB3FF 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0FB3FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0FB3FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0FB3FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0FB3FF
Complementary
#FF5B0F
Analogous
#0FFFD3
Analogous
#0F3BFF
Triadic
#FF0FB3
Triadic
#B3FF0F
Split comp.
#FF0F3B
Split comp.
#FFD30F

Tints & Shades of #0FB3FF

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

#2EBDFF
#52C8FF
#70D2FF
#94DDFF
#B3E7FF
#D6F2FF

Shades

#00A0EB
#0088C7
#0070A3
#005780
#003F5C
#002638

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0FB3FF.

How #0FB3FF 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#0FB3FF
Protanopia#A5A5FF
Protanomaly#83ABFF
Deuteranopia#9696FF
Deuteranomaly#77A2FF
Tritanopia#00BFBF
Tritanomaly#00BADB
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0FB3FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0fb3ff: #0FB3FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0FB3FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0fb3ff': '#0FB3FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.059, green: 0.702, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_0fb3ff">#0FB3FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#0FB3FF"

More Teal Colors

#0FB3FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#0FB3FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0FB3FF?

#0FB3FF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(15, 179, 255) in RGB and hsl(199, 100%, 53%) 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 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #0FB3FF?

#0FB3FF is rgb(15, 179, 255) — red 15, green 179, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0FB3FF?

#0FB3FF converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 30%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0FB3FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0FB3FF scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0FB3FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0FB3FF 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 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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