#00a9b9

Color #00a9b9

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 14.43 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#00a9b9

RGB

rgb(0, 169, 185)

HSL

hsl(185.2, 100%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.2, 100%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(63.24, -30.24, -18.53)

LCH

lch(63.24, 35.47, 211.5)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.1151, 206.7)

HWB

hwb(185.2, 0%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b91000

Analogous

#00b96d

#00a9b9

#004db9

Triadic

#00a9b9

#b900a9

#a9b900

Split-complementary

#00a9b9

#b9004d

#b96d00

Tetradic

#00a9b9

#1000b9

#b91000

#a9b900

Square

#00a9b9

#6d00b9

#b91000

#4db900

Shades

Color #00a9b9 mixed toward black.

#008d9a

#00717b

#00555d

#00383e

#001c1f

Tints

Color #00a9b9 mixed toward white.

#00dbef

#26ecff

#5df1ff

#93f6ff

#c9faff

Tones

Color #00a9b9 mixed toward gray.

#0f9caa

#1f909a

#2e838b

#3e767b

#4d696c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374b5 · ΔE 30.4

Deuteranopia

#6c61b4 · ΔE 35.3

Tritanopia

#27b2b2 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00a9b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a9b9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#00a9b9 (#00a9b9) is rgb(0, 169, 185) in RGB.

No, #00a9b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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