009BA2

#009BA2 closest to Baltic

#009BA2 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Baltic. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 60.8% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(0, 155, 162)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #009BA2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.21:1.

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Variations of #009BA2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#009BA2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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.

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#009BA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #009BA2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7B86A3
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E93A3
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A94A3
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7B86A3
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A8EA3
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A19D
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #009EA0
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7A9092

#009BA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.38:1 Poor#009BA2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.21:1 Good#009BA2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#009BA2 in CSS

/* Baltic */
.color { color: #009BA2; }
.background { background-color: #009BA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #009BA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 155 162);
color: hsl(183 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.627 0.107 200.5);

#009BA2 FAQ

What color is #009BA2?

#009BA2 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 #009BA2?

#009BA2 is rgb(0, 155, 162) in RGB, hsl(183, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #009BA2?

The complementary color of #009BA2 is #A20700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #009BA2?

Black text has the best contrast on #009BA2: 6.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #009BA2 a warm or cool color?

#009BA2 is a cool color.