#00a5c5

Color #00a5c5

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 19.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#00a5c5

RGB

rgb(0, 165, 197)

HSL

hsl(189.7, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.7, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 16.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(62.46, -24.22, -26.43)

LCH

lch(62.46, 35.85, 227.5)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.1199, 218.19)

HWB

hwb(189.7, 0%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c52000

Analogous

#00c582

#00a5c5

#0043c5

Triadic

#00a5c5

#c500a5

#a5c500

Split-complementary

#00a5c5

#c50043

#c58200

Tetradic

#00a5c5

#2000c5

#c52000

#a5c500

Square

#00a5c5

#8200c5

#c52000

#43c500

Shades

Color #00a5c5 mixed toward black.

#008aa4

#006e83

#005362

#003742

#001c21

Tints

Color #00a5c5 mixed toward white.

#00d1f9

#2eddff

#62e6ff

#97eeff

#cbf7ff

Tones

Color #00a5c5 mixed toward gray.

#109ab4

#218fa4

#318494

#427983

#526e73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071be · ΔE 28

Deuteranopia

#695ebc · ΔE 32.6

Tritanopia

#25b8b7 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 21.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #00a5c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a5c5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#00a5c5 (#00a5c5) is rgb(0, 165, 197) in RGB.

No, #00a5c5 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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