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#00A8BA closest to True Sky Blue

#00A8BA 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 72.9% blue (rgb(0, 168, 186)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 100% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #00A8BA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.31:1.

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Variations of #00A8BA

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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#00A8BA 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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#00A8BA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A8BA 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 #8292BA
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A1BB
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83A2BB
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8292BA
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #709ABA
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B1AD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ACB4
  • 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 #869CA2

#00A8BA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#00A8BA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.31:1 Very good#00A8BA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A8BA in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00A8BA; }
.background { background-color: #00A8BA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A8BA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 186);
color: hsl(186 100% 36%);
color: oklch(0.669 0.115 208.2);

#00A8BA FAQ

What color is #00A8BA?

#00A8BA 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 #00A8BA?

#00A8BA is rgb(0, 168, 186) in RGB, hsl(186, 100%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 10%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A8BA?

The complementary color of #00A8BA is #BA1200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A8BA?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A8BA: 7.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A8BA a warm or cool color?

#00A8BA is a cool color.