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#00A3BE closest to True Sky Blue

#00A3BE is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is True Sky Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 63.9% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(0, 163, 190)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #00A3BE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.98:1.

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Variations of #00A3BE

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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#00A3BE 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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#00A3BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A3BE 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 #7B8EBE
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #909DC0
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C9EBF
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7B8EBE
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6996BE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ADAB
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A7B6
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8298A0

#00A3BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.01:1 Poor#00A3BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.98:1 Good#00A3BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A3BE in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A3BE; }
.background { background-color: #00A3BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A3BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 163 190);
color: hsl(189 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.659 0.116 215.1);

#00A3BE FAQ

What color is #00A3BE?

#00A3BE is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is True Sky Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A3BE?

#00A3BE is rgb(0, 163, 190) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 14%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A3BE?

The complementary color of #00A3BE is #BE1B00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A3BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A3BE: 6.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A3BE a warm or cool color?

#00A3BE is a cool color.