#00a9c9

Color #00a9c9

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 19.12 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#00a9c9

RGB

rgb(0, 169, 201)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 15.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(63.83, -24.9, -26.55)

LCH

lch(63.83, 36.4, 226.84)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.1216, 217.72)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 0%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c92000

Analogous

#00c985

#00a9c9

#0044c9

Triadic

#00a9c9

#c900a9

#a9c900

Split-complementary

#00a9c9

#c90044

#c98500

Tetradic

#00a9c9

#2000c9

#c92000

#a9c900

Square

#00a9c9

#8500c9

#c92000

#44c900

Shades

Color #00a9c9 mixed toward black.

#008da7

#007186

#005464

#003843

#001c21

Tints

Color #00a9c9 mixed toward white.

#00d4fc

#31deff

#64e6ff

#98efff

#cbf7ff

Tones

Color #00a9c9 mixed toward gray.

#119db8

#2192a7

#328797

#437b86

#547075

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374c2 · ΔE 28.3

Deuteranopia

#6c61c0 · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#27bcbb · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #00a9c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a9c9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#00a9c9 (#00a9c9) is rgb(0, 169, 201) in RGB.

No, #00a9c9 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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