ColorTool
Log in
#00A7D7

#00a7d7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#00a7d7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.49% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 22.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 193.4°, with 100% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 6.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#0099cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3254

Complementary

  1. #00a7d7
  2. #d73000

Split complementary

  1. #00a7d7
  2. #d7003b
  3. #d79c00

Analogous

  1. #00d79c
  2. #00a7d7
  3. #003bd7

Triadic

  1. #00a7d7
  2. #d700a7
  3. #a7d700

Tetradic

  1. #00a7d7
  2. #3000d7
  3. #d73000
  4. #a7d700

Square

  1. #00a7d7
  2. #9c00d7
  3. #d73000
  4. #3bd700

Monochromatic

  1. #00303e
  2. #006c8b
  3. #00a7d7
  4. #25ceff
  5. #71dfff

Shades

#00a7d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a7d7
  2. #0096c2
  3. #0086ac
  4. #007597
  5. #006481
  6. #00546c
  7. #004356
  8. #003241
  9. #00212b
  10. #001116
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a7d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a7d7
  2. #1ab0db
  3. #33b9df
  4. #4dc1e3
  5. #66cae7
  6. #80d3eb
  7. #99dcef
  8. #b3e5f3
  9. #ccedf7
  10. #e6f6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a7d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a7d7
  2. #0da3ce
  3. #1a9fc6
  4. #269bbd
  5. #3397b4
  6. #4094ac
  7. #4d90a3
  8. #5a8c9a
  9. #668891
  10. #738489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8da4d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7593d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70a5d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c9bd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-00a7d7 {
  color: #00a7d7;
}
Background
.bg-00a7d7 {
  background-color: #00a7d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a7d7 {
  border: 2px solid #00a7d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a7d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 167 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a7d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a7d7, #003bd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a7d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 167 215 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.53 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.05 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.53 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.77 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.79 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.00 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.42 #ff5828 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#00a7d7  rgb(0, 167, 215)  hsl(193, 100%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#d73000  rgb(215, 48, 0)  hsl(13, 100%, 42%)  Sinopia
#d700a7  rgb(215, 0, 167)  hsl(313, 100%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#a7d700  rgb(167, 215, 0)  hsl(73, 100%, 42%)  Yellow Green