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#00A1B7 closest to True Sky Blue

#00A1B7 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 71.8% blue (rgb(0, 161, 183)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 100% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black. #00A1B7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.78:1.

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Variations of #00A1B7

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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#00A1B7 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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#00A1B7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A1B7 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 #7B8CB7
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #909BB8
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C9BB8
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7B8CB7
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A94B7
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AAA8
  • Tritanomaly 96% 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 #80969D

#00A1B7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.10:1 Poor#00A1B7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.78:1 Good#00A1B7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A1B7 in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A1B7; }
.background { background-color: #00A1B7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A1B7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 161 183);
color: hsl(187 100% 36%);
color: oklch(0.651 0.113 211.7);

#00A1B7 FAQ

What color is #00A1B7?

#00A1B7 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 #00A1B7?

#00A1B7 is rgb(0, 161, 183) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A1B7?

The complementary color of #00A1B7 is #B71600, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A1B7?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A1B7: 6.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A1B7 a warm or cool color?

#00A1B7 is a cool color.