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#00A6D1 closest to Gummy Dolphins

#00A6D1 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, 65.1% green and 82.0% blue (rgb(0, 166, 209)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 100% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #00A6D1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.38:1.

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Variations of #00A6D1

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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#00A6D1 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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#00A6D1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A6D1 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 #7792D0
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EA2D3
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7AA2D3
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7792D0
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #669AD1
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B3B4
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ABC5
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869CA9

#00A6D1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#00A6D1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.38:1 Very good#00A6D1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A6D1 in CSS

/* Gummy Dolphins */
.color { color: #00A6D1; }
.background { background-color: #00A6D1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A6D1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 166 209);
color: hsl(192 100% 41%);
color: oklch(0.674 0.128 224.8);

#00A6D1 FAQ

What color is #00A6D1?

#00A6D1 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 #00A6D1?

#00A6D1 is rgb(0, 166, 209) in RGB, hsl(192, 100%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 21%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A6D1?

The complementary color of #00A6D1 is #D12B00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A6D1?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A6D1: 7.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A6D1 a warm or cool color?

#00A6D1 is a cool color.