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00A4B1

#00A4B1 closest to True Sky Blue

#00A4B1 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, 64.3% green and 69.4% blue (rgb(0, 164, 177)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #00A4B1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.95:1.

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Variations of #00A4B1

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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#00A4B1 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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#00A4B1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A4B1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #818EB1
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959DB2
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #809DB2
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #818EB1
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6E96B1
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ACA8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A7AD
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #82989C

#00A4B1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#00A4B1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.95:1 Good#00A4B1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A4B1 in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A4B1; }
.background { background-color: #00A4B1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A4B1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 164 177);
color: hsl(184 100% 35%);
color: oklch(0.656 0.112 204.8);

#00A4B1 FAQ

What color is #00A4B1?

#00A4B1 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 #00A4B1?

#00A4B1 is rgb(0, 164, 177) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A4B1?

The complementary color of #00A4B1 is #B10D00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A4B1?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A4B1: 6.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A4B1 a warm or cool color?

#00A4B1 is a cool color.