#00a1bd

Color #00a1bd

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 17.69 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#00a1bd

RGB

rgb(0, 161, 189)

HSL

hsl(188.9, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.9, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 14.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(60.92, -24.92, -24.31)

LCH

lch(60.92, 34.81, 224.29)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.116, 215.95)

HWB

hwb(188.9, 0%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd1c00

Analogous

#00bd7b

#00a1bd

#0043bd

Triadic

#00a1bd

#bd00a1

#a1bd00

Split-complementary

#00a1bd

#bd0043

#bd7b00

Tetradic

#00a1bd

#1c00bd

#bd1c00

#a1bd00

Square

#00a1bd

#7b00bd

#bd1c00

#43bd00

Shades

Color #00a1bd mixed toward black.

#00869e

#006b7e

#00515f

#00363f

#001b20

Tints

Color #00a1bd mixed toward white.

#00cff3

#29dfff

#5fe7ff

#94efff

#caf7ff

Tones

Color #00a1bd mixed toward gray.

#1096ad

#208b9e

#2f808e

#3f757e

#4f6a6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6fb7 · ΔE 28

Deuteranopia

#665cb5 · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#24b2b0 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00a1bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a1bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#00a1bd (#00a1bd) is rgb(0, 161, 189) in RGB.

No, #00a1bd 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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