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#00A7BF closest to True Sky Blue

#00A7BF 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, 65.5% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(0, 167, 191)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #00A7BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.28:1.

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Variations of #00A7BF

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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#00A7BF 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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#00A7BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A7BF 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 #7F91BF
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95A1C0
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80A1C0
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7F91BF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6D9ABF
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B0AE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ABB8
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #859CA3

#00A7BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#00A7BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.28:1 Very good#00A7BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A7BF in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A7BF; }
.background { background-color: #00A7BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A7BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 167 191);
color: hsl(188 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.669 0.117 212.6);

#00A7BF FAQ

What color is #00A7BF?

#00A7BF 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 #00A7BF?

#00A7BF is rgb(0, 167, 191) in RGB, hsl(188, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 13%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A7BF?

The complementary color of #00A7BF is #BF1800, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A7BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A7BF: 7.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A7BF a warm or cool color?

#00A7BF is a cool color.