What color is Cyan?
Cyan color belongs to the Cyan color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Cyan is #00FFFF, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 255, 255).
In the RGB color model, Cyan has a red value of 0, a green value of 255, and a blue value of 255. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 180° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Cyan has a hue of 180° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Cyan is cool or warm?
The color Cyan is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Cyan?
Cyan has an LRV of nearly 79. By LRV value, it is a off-white color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Cyan color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(180deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 180°
W: 0.00 %
B: 0.00 %
XYZ
X : 53.81
Y : 78.74
Z : 106.97
YXY
Y1 : 78.74
X : 0.22
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 100.00%
M : 0.00%
Y : 0.00%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 91.12
A : -48.08
B : -14.14
CIE-Lch
L : 91.12
C : 50.12
H : 196.39
CIE-Luv
L : 91.12
U : -70.47
V : -15.22
Hunter-Lab
L : 88.74
A : -47.04
B : -9.36
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Cyan
Here are the colors similar to Cyan . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
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Paint similar to Cyan
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Cyan . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Benjamin Moore
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Behr
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Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Valspar
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Sherwin Williams
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Color Combinations
View more Cyan - #00FFFF color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Mobile app mockup example for Cyan - #00FFFF color
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T-Shirt mockup example for Cyan - #00FFFF color
Chart visualization example with Cyan - #00FFFF color
Cyan - #00FFFF Color Images and Patterns
