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#00A5D5 closest to Laguna

#00A5D5 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Laguna. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 64.7% green and 83.5% blue (rgb(0, 165, 213)). Its HSL value is 194° hue, 100% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #00A5D5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.34:1.

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Variations of #00A5D5

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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#00A5D5 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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#00A5D5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A5D5 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 #7391D4
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BA2D7
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #78A1D7
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7391D4
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6399D5
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B3B5
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ABC7
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869CAA

#00A5D5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#00A5D5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.34:1 Very good#00A5D5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A5D5 in CSS

/* Laguna */
.color { color: #00A5D5; }
.background { background-color: #00A5D5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A5D5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 213);
color: hsl(194 100% 42%);
color: oklch(0.674 0.131 227.7);

#00A5D5 FAQ

What color is #00A5D5?

#00A5D5 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 #00A5D5?

#00A5D5 is rgb(0, 165, 213) in RGB, hsl(194, 100%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 23%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A5D5?

The complementary color of #00A5D5 is #D53000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A5D5?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A5D5: 7.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A5D5 a warm or cool color?

#00A5D5 is a cool color.