Wax Crayon Blue Color - #00a4a6: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

April 23, 2025

The Wax Crayon Blue color hex code is #00a4a6, and it is composed of 0% red, 64% green and 65% blue.

Wax Crayon Blue is a dark, vibrant, saturated, and cool color at 100% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 against a white background, which fails WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Wax Crayon Blue color (#00a4a6) against dark backgrounds.

Wax Crayon Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

#00A3A6
#A60300

Triadic colors

#00A3A6
#A600A3
#A3A600

Tints or lighter colors

#00D5D9
#0DFBFF
#40FCFF
#73FDFF
#A6FEFF

Darker colors

#007173
#003F40
#000D0D

Analogous colors

#00A603
#00A656
#00A3A6
#0050A6
#0300A6

Monochromatic colors

#005859
#008A8C
#00BCBF
#00EEF2
#2CF6FA

#00a4a6

Wax Crayon Blue Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Wax Crayon Blue:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#00a4a6
RGB	rgb(0,164,166)
HSL	hsl(181,100%,32.5%)
CMYK	100, 1, 0, 35
HSV	181, 100, 65
RGB %	0, 64, 65
XYZ	20.2, 29.3, 40.7
LAB	61, -33.9, -11.2
Color Category	Dark
Color Family	Blue
Saturation	100%
Temperature	Cool
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	3.06 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	6.86 (passes WCAG AA)