What color is Cyan?
Cyan is a bright blue-green that appears cool and clear, hex #00FFFF, similar in tone to shallow tropical seawater. It is lighter than teal and more vivid than aquamarine, with a strong blue pull that keeps it from reading as green.
What is the meaning of the color Cyan?
Named from the Greek kyanos, meaning dark blue, the word entered English color use by the mid-19th century alongside advances in printing and dye chemistry. Cyan became one of the four standard ink colors in the CMYK printing model developed and formalized through the 20th century, where it serves as the blue-green primary used to reproduce a broad range of cool tones. Its role was standardized through commercial print production, and it anchors the ink cartridge system sold by companies such as Epson and Canon to this day.
What colors go with Cyan?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #00FFFF |
color: #00FFFF;
|
| RGB | 0, 255, 255 |
color: rgb(0, 255, 255);
|
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 100%, 100% |
color: rgb(0%, 100%, 100%);
|
| CMYK | 100%, 0%, 0%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 180°, 100%, 50% |
color: hsl(180, 100%, 50%);
|
| HSV | 180°, 100%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 40, -51, 0 |
color: lab(40% -51 0);
|
| Decimal | 65535 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.cyan {
color: #00FFFF;
}
$cyan: #00FFFF;
rgb(0, 255, 255)