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#00A6BA closest to True Sky Blue

#00A6BA 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, 65.1% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(0, 166, 186)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 100% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #00A6BA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.16:1.

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Variations of #00A6BA

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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#00A6BA 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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#00A6BA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A6BA 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 #8090BA
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959FBB
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80A0BB
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8090BA
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6E98BA
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AFAC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AAB4
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #849BA0

#00A6BA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.93:1 Very poor#00A6BA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.16:1 Very good#00A6BA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A6BA in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A6BA; }
.background { background-color: #00A6BA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A6BA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 166 186);
color: hsl(186 100% 36%);
color: oklch(0.664 0.115 209.8);

#00A6BA FAQ

What color is #00A6BA?

#00A6BA 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 #00A6BA?

#00A6BA is rgb(0, 166, 186) in RGB, hsl(186, 100%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 11%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A6BA?

The complementary color of #00A6BA is #BA1400, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A6BA?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A6BA: 7.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A6BA a warm or cool color?

#00A6BA is a cool color.