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#009AAA closest to Baltic

#009AAA is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Baltic. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 60.4% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(0, 154, 170)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #009AAA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.20:1.

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Variations of #009AAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#009AAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

009AAAAA1000
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

009AAAAA009A9AAA00
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

009AAA1000AAAA10009AAA00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#009AAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #009AAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7885AA
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B94AB
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7894AB
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7885AA
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #668DAA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A29F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #009DA5
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8B8B8B
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7A8F94

#009AAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.39:1 Poor#009AAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.20:1 Good#009AAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#009AAA in CSS

/* Baltic */
.color { color: #009AAA; }
.background { background-color: #009AAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #009AAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 154 170);
color: hsl(186 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.628 0.108 207.7);

#009AAA FAQ

What color is #009AAA?

#009AAA is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Baltic. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #009AAA?

#009AAA is rgb(0, 154, 170) in RGB, hsl(186, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #009AAA?

The complementary color of #009AAA is #AA1000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #009AAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #009AAA: 6.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #009AAA a warm or cool color?

#009AAA is a cool color.