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#00A4BC

#00a4bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a4bc is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.31% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 187.66°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3018

Complementary

  1. #00a4bc
  2. #bc1800

Split complementary

  1. #00a4bc
  2. #bc0046
  3. #bc7600

Analogous

  1. #00bc76
  2. #00a4bc
  3. #0046bc

Triadic

  1. #00a4bc
  2. #bc00a4
  3. #a4bc00

Tetradic

  1. #00a4bc
  2. #1800bc
  3. #bc1800
  4. #a4bc00

Square

  1. #00a4bc
  2. #7600bc
  3. #bc1800
  4. #46bc00

Monochromatic

  1. #001f23
  2. #00616f
  3. #00a4bc
  4. #09e0ff
  5. #56e9ff

Shades

#00a4bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a4bc
  2. #0094a9
  3. #008396
  4. #007384
  5. #006271
  6. #00525e
  7. #00424b
  8. #003138
  9. #002126
  10. #001013
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a4bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a4bc
  2. #1aadc3
  3. #33b6c9
  4. #4dbfd0
  5. #66c8d7
  6. #80d2de
  7. #99dbe4
  8. #b3e4eb
  9. #ccedf2
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a4bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a4bc
  2. #0da0b6
  3. #1a9db0
  4. #2699aa
  5. #3396a4
  6. #40929e
  7. #4d8e98
  8. #5a8b92
  9. #66878c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a0bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6298bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a4bc {
  color: #00a4bc;
}
Background
.bg-00a4bc {
  background-color: #00a4bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a4bc {
  border: 2px solid #00a4bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a4bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a4bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a4bc, #0046bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a4bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.85 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.30 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.27 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.19 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 12.32 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.36 #ff5b43 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a4bc  rgb(0, 164, 188)  hsl(188, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bc1800  rgb(188, 24, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bc00a4  rgb(188, 0, 164)  hsl(308, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a4bc00  rgb(164, 188, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green