#00a8ac

Color #00a8ac

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#00a8ac

RGB

rgb(0, 168, 172)

HSL

hsl(181.4, 100%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.4, 100%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(62.49, -33.93, -12.39)

LCH

lch(62.49, 36.12, 200.06)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.1129, 197.79)

HWB

hwb(181.4, 0%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac0400

Analogous

#00ac5a

#00a8ac

#0052ac

Triadic

#00a8ac

#ac00a8

#a8ac00

Split-complementary

#00a8ac

#ac0052

#ac5a00

Tetradic

#00a8ac

#0400ac

#ac0400

#a8ac00

Square

#00a8ac

#5a00ac

#ac0400

#52ac00

Shades

Color #00a8ac mixed toward black.

#008c8f

#007073

#005456

#003839

#001c1d

Tints

Color #00a8ac mixed toward white.

#00dfe4

#1efaff

#56fbff

#8efcff

#c7feff

Tones

Color #00a8ac mixed toward gray.

#0e9a9e

#1d8d8f

#2b7f81

#397173

#486464

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7274ab · ΔE 31.3

Deuteranopia

#6b60ab · ΔE 37.2

Tritanopia

#26aaaa · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #00a8ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a8ac]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#00a8ac (#00a8ac) is rgb(0, 168, 172) in RGB.

No, #00a8ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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