#00a0bc

Color #00a0bc

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 17.62 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#00a0bc

RGB

rgb(0, 160, 188)

HSL

hsl(188.9, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.9, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 14.9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60.58, -24.75, -24.28)

LCH

lch(60.58, 34.67, 224.45)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1155, 216.06)

HWB

hwb(188.9, 0%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc1c00

Analogous

#00bc7a

#00a0bc

#0042bc

Triadic

#00a0bc

#bc00a0

#a0bc00

Split-complementary

#00a0bc

#bc0042

#bc7a00

Tetradic

#00a0bc

#1c00bc

#bc1c00

#a0bc00

Square

#00a0bc

#7a00bc

#bc1c00

#42bc00

Shades

Color #00a0bc mixed toward black.

#00869d

#006b7d

#00505e

#00353f

#001b1f

Tints

Color #00a0bc mixed toward white.

#00cef2

#28dfff

#5ee7ff

#94efff

#c9f7ff

Tones

Color #00a0bc mixed toward gray.

#1095ad

#1f8a9d

#2f7f8d

#3f747d

#4e696e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6eb6 · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#665bb4 · ΔE 32.8

Tritanopia

#24b1af · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00a0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a0bc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#00a0bc (#00a0bc) is rgb(0, 160, 188) in RGB.

No, #00a0bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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