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#00A0B4 closest to True Sky Blue

#00A0B4 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is True Sky Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(0, 160, 180)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 100% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #00A0B4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.69:1.

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Variations of #00A0B4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#00A0B4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00A0B4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A0B4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7B8BB4
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F9AB5
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C9AB5
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7B8BB4
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A93B4
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A9A6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A4AE
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7F959B

#00A0B4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.14:1 Poor#00A0B4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.69:1 Good#00A0B4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A0B4 in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A0B4; }
.background { background-color: #00A0B4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A0B4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 180);
color: hsl(187 100% 35%);
color: oklch(0.647 0.112 210.3);

#00A0B4 FAQ

What color is #00A0B4?

#00A0B4 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is True Sky Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A0B4?

#00A0B4 is rgb(0, 160, 180) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 11%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A0B4?

The complementary color of #00A0B4 is #B41400, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A0B4?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A0B4: 6.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A0B4 a warm or cool color?

#00A0B4 is a cool color.