Pool blue color: code #00CED1
Pool blue
#00CED1
Color codes
- HEX
#00CED1 - RGB
rgb(0, 206, 209) - HSL
hsl(181, 100%, 41%) - HSV
hsv(181, 100%, 82%) - CMYK
cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%) - LAB
lab(75.3% -40 -13.5) - OKLCH
oklch(77.2% 0.131 196.6)
About the color Pool blue
Pool blue has the HEX code #00CED1, which corresponds to rgb(0, 206, 209) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 181°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness (hsl(181, 100%, 41%)).
Because of its hue it reads as a cool color: it tends to feel calm and distant, and it visually “recedes” in a composition.
As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 10.74:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 1.95:1 for white.
For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.
Lighter tints
Darker shades
Color combinations with Pool blue
Complementary
#00CED1 · #D10300
Analogous
#00D16C · #00CED1 · #0065D1
Triadic
#00CED1 · #D100CE · #CED100
Tetradic
#00CED1 · #6C00D1 · #D10300 · #65D100
Split-complementary
#00CED1 · #D10065 · #D16C00
Monochromatic
#005052 · #009B9E · #00CED1 · #1FFBFF · #6BFDFF
Pool blue with white and black text
How to use it in CSS
:root {
--color-pool-blue: #00CED1;
--color-pool-blue-rgb: 0, 206, 209;
}
.elemento {
background-color: var(--color-pool-blue);
color: #000000;
}