#00a6c9

Color #00a6c9

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 18.39 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#00a6c9

RGB

rgb(0, 166, 201)

HSL

hsl(190.4, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.4, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 17.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(62.92, -23.36, -27.95)

LCH

lch(62.92, 36.43, 230.11)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.1222, 219.99)

HWB

hwb(190.4, 0%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c92300

Analogous

#00c987

#00a6c9

#0042c9

Triadic

#00a6c9

#c900a6

#a6c900

Split-complementary

#00a6c9

#c90042

#c98700

Tetradic

#00a6c9

#2300c9

#c92300

#a6c900

Square

#00a6c9

#8700c9

#c92300

#42c900

Shades

Color #00a6c9 mixed toward black.

#008aa7

#006f86

#005364

#003743

#001c21

Tints

Color #00a6c9 mixed toward white.

#00d1fc

#31dbff

#64e4ff

#98edff

#cbf6ff

Tones

Color #00a6c9 mixed toward gray.

#119bb8

#2190a7

#328597

#437a86

#546f75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7172c1 · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#6a5fbf · ΔE 32.3

Tritanopia

#26bbb9 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00a6c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a6c9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#00a6c9 (#00a6c9) is rgb(0, 166, 201) in RGB.

No, #00a6c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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