Start generating
00A1B6

#00A1B6 closest to True Sky Blue

#00A1B6 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, 63.1% green and 71.4% blue (rgb(0, 161, 182)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 100% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #00A1B6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.77:1.

Make a palette with #00A1B6

#00A1B6 color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #00A1B6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

00A1B6008B9E00768600626F004E59003C44002A3000191D00090C000102

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

00A1B63BABBD58B4C570BDCC86C7D39BD0DBB0DAE2C4E3E9D8ECF0EBF6F8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

00A1B62A9EB13D9BAB4A98A65594A05E919B668E966E8B9074878B7A8485

Hues

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

44A47830A58619A59300A49F00A3AB00A1B61F9EBF349BC74797CD5893D2678FD4

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

009AC6009CC3009DC0009EBD00A0B900A1B62DA1B242A1AD51A1A95FA1A56AA1A0

#00A1B6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00A1B6B61500
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

00A1B6B60046B67000
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

00A1B600B6700046B6
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

00A1B6B600A1A1B600
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

00A1B61500B6B61500A1B600
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

00A1B67000B6B6150046B600
Open in generator →

#00A1B6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A1B6 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 #7C8CB6
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #909BB7
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C9BB7
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C8CB6
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A94B6
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AAA7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A5B0
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #80969C

#00A1B6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.10:1 Poor#00A1B6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.77:1 Good#00A1B6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #00A1B6

Palettes with #00A1B6

#00A1B6 in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A1B6; }
.background { background-color: #00A1B6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A1B6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 161 182);
color: hsl(187 100% 36%);
color: oklch(0.650 0.113 211.0);

#00A1B6 FAQ

What color is #00A1B6?

#00A1B6 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 #00A1B6?

#00A1B6 is rgb(0, 161, 182) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A1B6?

The complementary color of #00A1B6 is #B61500, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A1B6?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A1B6: 6.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A1B6 a warm or cool color?

#00A1B6 is a cool color.