#00a2ae

Color #00a2ae

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 11.15 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#00a2ae

RGB

rgb(0, 162, 174)

HSL

hsl(184.1, 100%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.1, 100%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(60.69, -30.42, -16.23)

LCH

lch(60.69, 34.48, 208.08)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1107, 204.09)

HWB

hwb(184.1, 0%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae0c00

Analogous

#00ae63

#00a2ae

#004bae

Triadic

#00a2ae

#ae00a2

#a2ae00

Split-complementary

#00a2ae

#ae004b

#ae6300

Tetradic

#00a2ae

#0c00ae

#ae0c00

#a2ae00

Square

#00a2ae

#6300ae

#ae0c00

#4bae00

Shades

Color #00a2ae mixed toward black.

#008791

#006c74

#005157

#00363a

#001b1d

Tints

Color #00a2ae mixed toward white.

#00d6e6

#1ff0ff

#57f4ff

#8ff7ff

#c7fbff

Tones

Color #00a2ae mixed toward gray.

#0e969f

#1d8991

#2b7c82

#3a7074

#486365

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fab · ΔE 30.5

Deuteranopia

#675dab · ΔE 35.3

Tritanopia

#24a9a8 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00a2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a2ae]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#00a2ae (#00a2ae) is rgb(0, 162, 174) in RGB.

No, #00a2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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