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#00A4CB closest to Gummy Dolphins

#00A4CB is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Gummy Dolphins. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 64.3% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(0, 164, 203)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #00A4CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.17:1.

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Variations of #00A4CB

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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#00A4CB 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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#00A4CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A4CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7790CB
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8DA0CD
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7AA0CC
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7790CB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6698CB
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B0B1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A9C0
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #849AA6

#00A4CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.93:1 Very poor#00A4CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.17:1 Very good#00A4CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A4CB in CSS

/* Gummy Dolphins */
.color { color: #00A4CB; }
.background { background-color: #00A4CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A4CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 164 203);
color: hsl(192 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.667 0.124 222.7);

#00A4CB FAQ

What color is #00A4CB?

#00A4CB is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Gummy Dolphins. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A4CB?

#00A4CB is rgb(0, 164, 203) in RGB, hsl(192, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A4CB?

The complementary color of #00A4CB is #CB2700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A4CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A4CB: 7.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A4CB a warm or cool color?

#00A4CB is a cool color.