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#00A8B6 closest to True Sky Blue

#00A8B6 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, 65.9% green and 71.4% blue (rgb(0, 168, 182)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 100% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #00A8B6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.28:1.

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Variations of #00A8B6

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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#00A8B6 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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#00A8B6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A8B6 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 #8492B6
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99A1B7
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #84A1B7
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8492B6
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #719AB6
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B0AC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ABB2
  • 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 #859CA0

#00A8B6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.89:1 Very poor#00A8B6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.28:1 Very good#00A8B6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A8B6 in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A8B6; }
.background { background-color: #00A8B6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A8B6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 182);
color: hsl(185 100% 36%);
color: oklch(0.668 0.114 205.3);

#00A8B6 FAQ

What color is #00A8B6?

#00A8B6 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 #00A8B6?

#00A8B6 is rgb(0, 168, 182) in RGB, hsl(185, 100%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 8%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A8B6?

The complementary color of #00A8B6 is #B60E00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A8B6?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A8B6: 7.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A8B6 a warm or cool color?

#00A8B6 is a cool color.