#00a0ad

Color #00a0ad

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#00a0ad

RGB

rgb(0, 160, 173)

HSL

hsl(184.5, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.5, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 7.5%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(60.03, -29.77, -16.67)

LCH

lch(60.03, 34.12, 209.25)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.11, 205)

HWB

hwb(184.5, 0%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad0d00

Analogous

#00ad63

#00a0ad

#0049ad

Triadic

#00a0ad

#ad00a0

#a0ad00

Split-complementary

#00a0ad

#ad0049

#ad6300

Tetradic

#00a0ad

#0d00ad

#ad0d00

#a0ad00

Square

#00a0ad

#6300ad

#ad0d00

#49ad00

Shades

Color #00a0ad mixed toward black.

#008590

#006b73

#005056

#00353a

#001b1d

Tints

Color #00a0ad mixed toward white.

#00d4e5

#1eeeff

#56f2ff

#8ff7ff

#c7fbff

Tones

Color #00a0ad mixed toward gray.

#0e949e

#1d8790

#2b7b82

#3a6f73

#486365

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6eaa · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#665ba9 · ΔE 35.2

Tritanopia

#24a8a7 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 22.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #00a0ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a0ad]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#00a0ad (#00a0ad) is rgb(0, 160, 173) in RGB.

No, #00a0ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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