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#00A5BC closest to True Sky Blue

#00A5BC 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, 64.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(0, 165, 188)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #00A5BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.11:1.

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Variations of #00A5BC

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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#00A5BC 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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#00A5BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A5BC 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 #7E90BC
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939FBD
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F9FBD
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7E90BC
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C98BC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AEAC
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A9B5
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #849AA1

#00A5BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.95:1 Very poor#00A5BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.11:1 Very good#00A5BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A5BC in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A5BC; }
.background { background-color: #00A5BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A5BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 188);
color: hsl(187 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.663 0.115 212.1);

#00A5BC FAQ

What color is #00A5BC?

#00A5BC 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 #00A5BC?

#00A5BC is rgb(0, 165, 188) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A5BC?

The complementary color of #00A5BC is #BC1700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A5BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A5BC: 7.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A5BC a warm or cool color?

#00A5BC is a cool color.