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009DAB

#009DAB closest to Baltic

#009DAB is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Baltic. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 61.6% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(0, 157, 171)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 100% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #009DAB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.41:1.

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Variations of #009DAB

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

How #009DAB 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 #7B88AB
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E96AC
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B97AC
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7B88AB
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6990AB
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A5A1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A0A7
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8E8E8E
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7C9296

#009DAB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.28:1 Poor#009DAB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.41:1 Good#009DAB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#009DAB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 157 171);
color: hsl(185 100% 34%);
color: oklch(0.636 0.109 206.0);

#009DAB FAQ

What color is #009DAB?

#009DAB 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 #009DAB?

#009DAB is rgb(0, 157, 171) in RGB, hsl(185, 100%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 8%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #009DAB?

The complementary color of #009DAB is #AB0E00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #009DAB?

Black text has the best contrast on #009DAB: 6.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #009DAB a warm or cool color?

#009DAB is a cool color.