#00A6A6 · near Cadet

#00A6A6 (RGB 0, 166, 166) is a medium, moderately saturated teal, closest to Cadet and near Jade and Blue Gray. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #00A6A6 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 195°.

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HEX#00A6A6

RGBrgb(0, 166, 166)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 33%)

CMYK100, 0, 0, 35

CSS var--cadet

Contrast3:1 white · 7.01:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Jade #00A86BBlue Gray #6699CCPewter #8E9A9BCyan #00B7EB

How to use #00A6A6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #00A6A6 (7.01:1); white text does not (3:1).

For a calm scheme pair #00A6A6 with its analogous neighbors #00A854 and #0054A8; for contrast use its complement #A80000 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--cadet: #00A6A6;

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Shades & tints

#002121#004242#006464#008585#00A6A6#33B8B8#66CACA#99DBDB#CCEDED

Color harmonies for #00A6A6

Complementary

#00A6A6#A80000

Analogous

#00A6A6#00A854#0054A8

Triadic

#00A6A6#A800A8#A8A800

Split complementary

#00A6A6#A80054#A85400

Tetradic

#00A6A6#5400A8#A80000#54A800