#00a8c9

Color #00a8c9

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 19.18 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#00a8c9

RGB

rgb(0, 168, 201)

HSL

hsl(189.9, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.9, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 16.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(63.52, -24.39, -27.02)

LCH

lch(63.52, 36.4, 227.93)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1218, 218.5)

HWB

hwb(189.9, 0%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c92100

Analogous

#00c986

#00a8c9

#0043c9

Triadic

#00a8c9

#c900a8

#a8c900

Split-complementary

#00a8c9

#c90043

#c98600

Tetradic

#00a8c9

#2100c9

#c92100

#a8c900

Square

#00a8c9

#8600c9

#c92100

#43c900

Shades

Color #00a8c9 mixed toward black.

#008ca7

#007086

#005464

#003843

#001c21

Tints

Color #00a8c9 mixed toward white.

#00d3fc

#31ddff

#64e6ff

#98eeff

#cbf7ff

Tones

Color #00a8c9 mixed toward gray.

#119db8

#2191a7

#328697

#437b86

#547075

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7274c2 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#6b60c0 · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#26bcba · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00a8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a8c9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#00a8c9 (#00a8c9) is rgb(0, 168, 201) in RGB.

No, #00a8c9 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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