#00a4c4

Color #00a4c4

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 19.5 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#00a4c4

RGB

rgb(0, 164, 196)

HSL

hsl(189.8, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.8, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 16.3%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(62.11, -24.05, -26.4)

LCH

lch(62.11, 35.71, 227.67)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.1195, 218.34)

HWB

hwb(189.8, 0%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c42000

Analogous

#00c482

#00a4c4

#0042c4

Triadic

#00a4c4

#c400a4

#a4c400

Split-complementary

#00a4c4

#c40042

#c48200

Tetradic

#00a4c4

#2000c4

#c42000

#a4c400

Square

#00a4c4

#8200c4

#c42000

#42c400

Shades

Color #00a4c4 mixed toward black.

#0089a3

#006d83

#005262

#003741

#001b21

Tints

Color #00a4c4 mixed toward white.

#00d0f8

#2eddff

#62e5ff

#96eeff

#cbf6ff

Tones

Color #00a4c4 mixed toward gray.

#1099b4

#218ea3

#318393

#417883

#526d72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071bd · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#685ebb · ΔE 32.4

Tritanopia

#25b7b6 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #00a4c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a4c4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#00a4c4 (#00a4c4) is rgb(0, 164, 196) in RGB.

No, #00a4c4 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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