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#00A6BB

#00a6bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a6bb is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.1% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 11.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 186.74°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3086

Complementary

  1. #00a6bb
  2. #bb1500

Split complementary

  1. #00a6bb
  2. #bb0049
  3. #bb7300

Analogous

  1. #00bb73
  2. #00a6bb
  3. #0049bb

Triadic

  1. #00a6bb
  2. #bb00a6
  3. #a6bb00

Tetradic

  1. #00a6bb
  2. #1500bb
  3. #bb1500
  4. #a6bb00

Square

  1. #00a6bb
  2. #7300bb
  3. #bb1500
  4. #49bb00

Monochromatic

  1. #001e22
  2. #00626f
  3. #00a6bb
  4. #09e3ff
  5. #55ecff

Shades

#00a6bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a6bb
  2. #0095a8
  3. #008596
  4. #007483
  5. #006470
  6. #00535e
  7. #00424b
  8. #003238
  9. #002125
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a6bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a6bb
  2. #1aafc2
  3. #33b8c9
  4. #4dc1cf
  5. #66cad6
  6. #80d3dd
  7. #99dbe4
  8. #b3e4eb
  9. #ccedf1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a6bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a6bb
  2. #0da2b5
  3. #1a9eaf
  4. #269ba9
  5. #3397a3
  6. #40939e
  7. #4d8f98
  8. #5a8b92
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a0bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8090bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76a2bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6599bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a6bb {
  color: #00a6bb;
}
Background
.bg-00a6bb {
  background-color: #00a6bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a6bb {
  border: 2px solid #00a6bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a6bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 166 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a6bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a6bb, #0049bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a6bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 166 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.99 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.79 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.09 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.18 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.02 #ff5944 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a6bb  rgb(0, 166, 187)  hsl(187, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bb1500  rgb(187, 21, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bb00a6  rgb(187, 0, 166)  hsl(307, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a6bb00  rgb(166, 187, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green