Close to Pacific Blue
#00A8CB
#00A8CB is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Pacific Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 65.9% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 190°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #00A8CB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.81:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.46:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.81:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.46:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00A8CB as they’d see it.
#00A8CB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #00A8CB
What color is #00A8CB?
#00A8CB is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Pacific Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 65.9% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 190°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #00A8CB in RGB?
#00A8CB is rgb(0, 168, 203): 0 red, 168 green, and 203 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00A8CB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 17, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00A8CB?
PANTONE 312 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #00A8CB?
Its complement #D4876F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.