Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.27:1 — vs black: 16.55:1

Color values

  • HEX #00FFEF
  • RGB rgb(0, 255, 239)
  • HSL hsl(176, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 6, 0 )
  • Websafe #00FFFF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #00FFEF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Turquoise Blue
#00FFEF Base
#FF0010
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Turquoise Blue
#00FFEF Base
#00FF70
#008FFF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Turquoise Blue
#00FFEF Base
#EF00FF
Canary Yellow
#FFEF00
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Turquoise Blue
#00FFEF Base
#FF008F
#FF7000
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Turquoise Blue
#00FFEF Base
#7000FF
#FF0010
#8FFF00
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Turquoise Blue
#00FFEF Base
#006660
#00B3A7
#00D6C9
#29FFF2
#4DFFF4
#99FFF9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Turquoise Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#001A18
#004743
#00756E
#00A399
#00D1C4
Turquoise Blue #00FFEF Base
#2EFFF2
#5CFFF5
#8AFFF8
#B8FFFB
#E6FFFD
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #00FFEF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00FFEF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #00FFEF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00FFEF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00FFEF,
        #FF0010
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00FFEF,
        #FF0010
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$turquoise-blue: #00FFEF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$turquoise-blue-r: 0;
$turquoise-blue-g: 255;
$turquoise-blue-b: 239;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $turquoise-blue;
    color: rgba($turquoise-blue-r, $turquoise-blue-g, $turquoise-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Turquoise Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #00FFEF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #DBDBF2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #F2F2EE Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #25FDFD Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E4E4E4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Turquoise Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Turquoise Blue #00FFEF Base
Cyan #00FFFF ΔE 4.92
Bright Turquoise #08E8DE ΔE 5.08
Turquoise #40E0D0 ΔE 6.77
Electric Blue #7DF9FF ΔE 9.09

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.