#0092A3Oasis (#0092A3) is a mid-tone, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 209°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.104. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #0092A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 146, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 100%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 100%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 10%, 0%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(55.3 -26.1 -18.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.604 0.104 209) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Oasis shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2e8f99 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity#1f93a0 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#0092a3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#0093a5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Oasis in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.72:1 and against black 5.64:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9ae8f5 · #65c1d0 · #0092a3 · #007482 · #004e58 · #002b31
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#6ab7a5 · #40a5a3 · #0092a3 · #197b9a · #28648c · #304f7a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9bc0ff · #8ea1c1 · #0092a3 · #00727f · #00535d · #1e2f4c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cef1f7 · #9ad0da · #8da9ad · #0092a3 · #94483e · #1c4b52
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fceeec · #8fa0a4 · #0092a3 · #6e6563 · #1b2e31 · #040101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fceeec · #d6c6c3 · #ac9996 · #36211e · #120201 · #0092a3
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d6b0 · #f89d49 · #0092a3 · #4e6c9f · #4e3037 · #071311
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedea · #c8879b · #0092a3 · #925720 · #4b1229 · #1c0800
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#feebfc · #ba8ab6 · #0092a3 · #7f6303 · #372900 · #040004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4efff · #a491ca · #0092a3 · #9a4e43 · #272f00 · #070000
#43A3B2 · #66B5C1 · #86C6D1 · #A4D8E0 · #C2E9F0
#007887 · #00606B · #004851 · #003138 · #001D21
#3B8F9C · #548C95 · #67888E
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.