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#00A4D4 closest to Laguna

#00A4D4 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Laguna. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 64.3% green and 83.1% blue (rgb(0, 164, 212)). Its HSL value is 194° hue, 100% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. #00A4D4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.26:1.

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Variations of #00A4D4

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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#00A4D4 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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#00A4D4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A4D4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7290D3
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8AA1D6
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #77A0D6
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7290D3
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6298D4
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B2B4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AAC6
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #859BAA

#00A4D4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.89:1 Very poor#00A4D4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.26:1 Very good#00A4D4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A4D4 in CSS

/* Laguna */
.color { color: #00A4D4; }
.background { background-color: #00A4D4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A4D4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 164 212);
color: hsl(194 100% 42%);
color: oklch(0.671 0.131 227.8);

#00A4D4 FAQ

What color is #00A4D4?

#00A4D4 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Laguna. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A4D4?

#00A4D4 is rgb(0, 164, 212) in RGB, hsl(194, 100%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 23%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A4D4?

The complementary color of #00A4D4 is #D43000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A4D4?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A4D4: 7.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A4D4 a warm or cool color?

#00A4D4 is a cool color.