#00a8aa

Color #00a8aa

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 6.73 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#00a8aa

RGB

rgb(0, 168, 170)

HSL

hsl(180.7, 100%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180.7, 100%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(62.43, -34.56, -11.36)

LCH

lch(62.43, 36.38, 198.2)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.1129, 196.3)

HWB

hwb(180.7, 0%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa0200

Analogous

#00aa57

#00a8aa

#0053aa

Triadic

#00a8aa

#aa00a8

#a8aa00

Split-complementary

#00a8aa

#aa0053

#aa5700

Tetradic

#00a8aa

#0200aa

#aa0200

#a8aa00

Square

#00a8aa

#5700aa

#aa0200

#53aa00

Shades

Color #00a8aa mixed toward black.

#008c8e

#007071

#005455

#003839

#001c1c

Tints

Color #00a8aa mixed toward white.

#00e0e3

#1cfcff

#55fdff

#8efeff

#c6feff

Tones

Color #00a8aa mixed toward gray.

#0e9a9c

#1c8c8e

#2a7e7f

#397171

#476363

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7274aa · ΔE 31.6

Deuteranopia

#6b60a9 · ΔE 37.4

Tritanopia

#26a9a9 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #00a8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a8aa]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#00a8aa (#00a8aa) is rgb(0, 168, 170) in RGB.

No, #00a8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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