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#00A3BB closest to True Sky Blue

#00A3BB 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, 63.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(0, 163, 187)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #00A3BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.96:1.

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Variations of #00A3BB

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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#00A3BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00A3BBBB1800
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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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#00A3BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A3BB 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 #7C8EBB
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #919DBC
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D9DBC
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C8EBB
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A96BB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ACAA
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A7B4
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #82989F

#00A3BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#00A3BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.96:1 Good#00A3BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A3BB in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A3BB; }
.background { background-color: #00A3BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A3BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 163 187);
color: hsl(188 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.657 0.115 213.0);

#00A3BB FAQ

What color is #00A3BB?

#00A3BB 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 #00A3BB?

#00A3BB is rgb(0, 163, 187) in RGB, hsl(188, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 13%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A3BB?

The complementary color of #00A3BB is #BB1800, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A3BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A3BB: 6.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A3BB a warm or cool color?

#00A3BB is a cool color.