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#00A4D4

#00a4d4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a4d4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.31% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 22.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 193.58°, 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 6.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.313

Complementary

  1. #00a4d4
  2. #d43000

Split complementary

  1. #00a4d4
  2. #d4003a
  3. #d49a00

Analogous

  1. #00d49a
  2. #00a4d4
  3. #003ad4

Triadic

  1. #00a4d4
  2. #d400a4
  3. #a4d400

Tetradic

  1. #00a4d4
  2. #3000d4
  3. #d43000
  4. #a4d400

Square

  1. #00a4d4
  2. #9a00d4
  3. #d43000
  4. #3ad400

Monochromatic

  1. #002e3b
  2. #006988
  3. #00a4d4
  4. #22cdff
  5. #6edeff

Shades

#00a4d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a4d4
  2. #0094bf
  3. #0083aa
  4. #007394
  5. #00627f
  6. #00526a
  7. #004255
  8. #003140
  9. #00212a
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a4d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a4d4
  2. #1aadd8
  3. #33b6dd
  4. #4dbfe1
  5. #66c8e5
  6. #80d2ea
  7. #99dbee
  8. #b3e4f2
  9. #ccedf6
  10. #e6f6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a4d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a4d4
  2. #0da0cc
  3. #1a9dc3
  4. #2699bb
  5. #3396b2
  6. #4092aa
  7. #4d8ea2
  8. #5a8b99
  9. #668791
  10. #738488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789db3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aa1d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7290d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6da2d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a99d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a4d4 {
  color: #00a4d4;
}
Background
.bg-00a4d4 {
  background-color: #00a4d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a4d4 {
  border: 2px solid #00a4d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a4d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a4d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a4d4, #003ad4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a4d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 212 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.25 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.41 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.94 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.77 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.72 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.58 #ff5b2b Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#00a4d4  rgb(0, 164, 212)  hsl(194, 100%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#d43000  rgb(212, 48, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 42%)  Sinopia
#d400a4  rgb(212, 0, 164)  hsl(314, 100%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#a4d400  rgb(164, 212, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 42%)  Yellow Green