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#00A5BA

#00a5ba ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a5ba is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.71% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 11.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 186.77°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3046

Complementary

  1. #00a5ba
  2. #ba1500

Split complementary

  1. #00a5ba
  2. #ba0048
  3. #ba7200

Analogous

  1. #00ba72
  2. #00a5ba
  3. #0048ba

Triadic

  1. #00a5ba
  2. #ba00a5
  3. #a5ba00

Tetradic

  1. #00a5ba
  2. #1500ba
  3. #ba1500
  4. #a5ba00

Square

  1. #00a5ba
  2. #7200ba
  3. #ba1500
  4. #48ba00

Monochromatic

  1. #001d21
  2. #00616d
  3. #00a5ba
  4. #07e3ff
  5. #54ecff

Shades

#00a5ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a5ba
  2. #0095a7
  3. #008495
  4. #007482
  5. #006370
  6. #00535d
  7. #00424a
  8. #003238
  9. #002125
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a5ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a5ba
  2. #1aaec1
  3. #33b7c8
  4. #4dc0cf
  5. #66c9d6
  6. #80d2dd
  7. #99dbe3
  8. #b3e4ea
  9. #ccedf1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a5ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a5ba
  2. #0da1b4
  3. #1a9eae
  4. #269aa9
  5. #3396a3
  6. #40939d
  7. #4d8f97
  8. #5a8b91
  9. #66878c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75a1bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6499ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a5ba {
  color: #00a5ba;
}
Background
.bg-00a5ba {
  background-color: #00a5ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a5ba {
  border: 2px solid #00a5ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a5ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a5ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a5ba, #0048ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a5ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 186 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.75 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.99 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.83 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.23 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.26 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.29 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.80 #ff5a45 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a5ba  rgb(0, 165, 186)  hsl(187, 100%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#ba1500  rgb(186, 21, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#ba00a5  rgb(186, 0, 165)  hsl(307, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#a5ba00  rgb(165, 186, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green