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#00A0AA closest to Baltic

#00A0AA is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Baltic. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(0, 160, 170)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #00A0AA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.61:1.

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Variations of #00A0AA

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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#00A0AA 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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#00A0AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A0AA 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 #7F8AAA
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9299AB
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E99AB
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7F8AAA
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C92AB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A7A3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A3A7
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E9497

#00A0AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.18:1 Poor#00A0AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.61:1 Good#00A0AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A0AA in CSS

/* Baltic */
.color { color: #00A0AA; }
.background { background-color: #00A0AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A0AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 170);
color: hsl(184 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.643 0.109 202.7);

#00A0AA FAQ

What color is #00A0AA?

#00A0AA 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 #00A0AA?

#00A0AA is rgb(0, 160, 170) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A0AA?

The complementary color of #00A0AA is #AA0A00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A0AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A0AA: 6.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A0AA a warm or cool color?

#00A0AA is a cool color.