Blue Green
Blue Green Parameter Conversion Table
More converters →Blue Green Color Schemes
Blue Green WCAG Accessibility Contrast
WCAG Calculator →The contrast ratio of this color against common foreground/background colors (based on the WCAG 2.1 standard)
Blue Green Shade Variants
Gradient Generator →Blue Green Color Introduction
Definition
Blue Green (HEX #0D98BA) has the RGB value rgb(13, 152, 186), the HSL value hsl(192°, 87%, 39%) and the CMYK print value cmyk(93%, 18%, 0%, 27%). In terms of color schemes, the complement of Blue Green is #BA2F0D, and placing the two side by side produces a striking, eye-catching contrast; paired with the analogous colors #0DBA86 and #0D41BA that sit next to it on the color wheel, it transitions naturally and harmoniously; in a split-complementary scheme (#BA0D41, #BA850D) it keeps its contrast tension without losing layering; and a monochromatic scheme built on Blue Green uses gradients of lightness and saturation to create a unified design with a strong sense of depth. Under the WCAG accessibility standard, Blue Green has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 against white and 6.22:1 against black; paired with a black background it reaches AA, making it suitable for text in dark mode.
Color Characteristics
Cyan sits between blue and green, evoking lakes, glaciers and the early morning sky. Clear and tech-savvy, it performs especially well in tech branding and summer themes. Specifically, Blue Green has a lightness of 39% and a saturation of 87%, striking and generous as a background or primary color, offering good readability with either light or dark text; moreover, its saturation is extremely high and its visual tension is strong, so it works best used sparingly as a focal accent. In a word: The depths of the ocean.
Color Psychology
Cyan can evoke freshness, calm and trust, with a marked calming effect; psychologically it symbolizes purity, professionalism and technology. For this reason Blue Green tends to leave a first impression of being fresh and pure in the viewer’s mind, and this emotional tone also defines the role it plays in design.
Best Uses
Cyan suits tech products, summer themes, cleaning and care products and any scene that needs a fresh, modern feel. In real projects, Blue Green is also often used as a dark background or heading text color; in “Cyan”-themed designs, the adjacent colors or lightness gradients built around it quickly establish a cohesive, clearly layered color scheme.
Blue Green Featured In
This color is included in the following color cards and color families. Click a card to browse more colors in the corresponding collection.