#00a0ac

Color #00a0ac

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#00a0ac

RGB

rgb(0, 160, 172)

HSL

hsl(184.2, 100%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.2, 100%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(59.99, -30.1, -16.16)

LCH

lch(59.99, 34.16, 208.23)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1097, 204.21)

HWB

hwb(184.2, 0%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac0c00

Analogous

#00ac62

#00a0ac

#004aac

Triadic

#00a0ac

#ac00a0

#a0ac00

Split-complementary

#00a0ac

#ac004a

#ac6200

Tetradic

#00a0ac

#0c00ac

#ac0c00

#a0ac00

Square

#00a0ac

#6200ac

#ac0c00

#4aac00

Shades

Color #00a0ac mixed toward black.

#00858f

#006b73

#005056

#003539

#001b1d

Tints

Color #00a0ac mixed toward white.

#00d4e4

#1eefff

#56f3ff

#8ef7ff

#c7fbff

Tones

Color #00a0ac mixed toward gray.

#0e949e

#1d878f

#2b7b81

#396f73

#486264

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ea9 · ΔE 30.3

Deuteranopia

#665ba9 · ΔE 35.4

Tritanopia

#24a7a6 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00a0ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a0ac]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#00a0ac (#00a0ac) is rgb(0, 160, 172) in RGB.

No, #00a0ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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