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#00A6DC closest to Thalassophile

#00A6DC is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Thalassophile. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.1% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(0, 166, 220)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 100% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #00A6DC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.49:1.

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Variations of #00A6DC

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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#00A6DC 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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#00A6DC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A6DC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7193DB
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8AA4DF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #76A3DE
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7193DB
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #619ADC
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B5B8
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ACCD
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #879DAE

#00A6DC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.80:1 Very poor#00A6DC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.49:1 Very good#00A6DC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A6DC in CSS

/* Thalassophile */
.color { color: #00A6DC; }
.background { background-color: #00A6DC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A6DC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 166 220);
color: hsl(195 100% 43%);
color: oklch(0.680 0.136 230.6);

#00A6DC FAQ

What color is #00A6DC?

#00A6DC is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Thalassophile. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A6DC?

#00A6DC is rgb(0, 166, 220) in RGB, hsl(195, 100%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A6DC?

The complementary color of #00A6DC is #DC3600, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A6DC?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A6DC: 7.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A6DC a warm or cool color?

#00A6DC is a cool color.