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#00A0D4

#00a0d4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a0d4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 62.75% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 24.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 194.72°, with 100% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #00a0d4
  2. #d43400

Split complementary

  1. #00a0d4
  2. #d40036
  3. #d49e00

Analogous

  1. #00d49e
  2. #00a0d4
  3. #0036d4

Triadic

  1. #00a0d4
  2. #d400a0
  3. #a0d400

Tetradic

  1. #00a0d4
  2. #3400d4
  3. #d43400
  4. #a0d400

Square

  1. #00a0d4
  2. #9e00d4
  3. #d43400
  4. #36d400

Monochromatic

  1. #002d3b
  2. #006688
  3. #00a0d4
  4. #22c9ff
  5. #6edbff

Shades

#00a0d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a0d4
  2. #0090bf
  3. #0080aa
  4. #007094
  5. #00607f
  6. #00506a
  7. #004055
  8. #003040
  9. #00202a
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a0d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a0d4
  2. #1aaad8
  3. #33b3dd
  4. #4dbde1
  5. #66c6e5
  6. #80d0ea
  7. #99d9ee
  8. #b3e3f2
  9. #ccecf6
  10. #e6f6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a0d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a0d4
  2. #0d9dcc
  3. #1a9ac3
  4. #2696bb
  5. #3393b2
  6. #4090aa
  7. #4d8da2
  8. #5a8a99
  9. #668691
  10. #738388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7599b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859ed6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8dd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #699fd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5595d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a0d4 {
  color: #00a0d4;
}
Background
.bg-00a0d4 {
  background-color: #00a0d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a0d4 {
  border: 2px solid #00a0d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a0d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 160 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a0d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a0d4, #0036d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a0d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 160 212 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.59 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.46 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.62 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.05 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.86 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.68 #ff5f2b Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#00a0d4  rgb(0, 160, 212)  hsl(195, 100%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#d43400  rgb(212, 52, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 42%)  Sinopia
#d400a0  rgb(212, 0, 160)  hsl(315, 100%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#a0d400  rgb(160, 212, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 42%)  Yellow Green