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#00A0B0 closest to Baltic

#00A0B0 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 69.0% blue (rgb(0, 160, 176)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 100% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #00A0B0 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.66:1.

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Variations of #00A0B0

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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#00A0B0 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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#00A0B0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A0B0 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 #7D8BB0
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9199B1
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C9AB1
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7D8BB0
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6B93B0
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A8A5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A3AB
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7F9599

#00A0B0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.16:1 Poor#00A0B0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.66:1 Good#00A0B0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A0B0 in CSS

/* Baltic */
.color { color: #00A0B0; }
.background { background-color: #00A0B0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A0B0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 176);
color: hsl(185 100% 35%);
color: oklch(0.645 0.111 207.3);

#00A0B0 FAQ

What color is #00A0B0?

#00A0B0 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 #00A0B0?

#00A0B0 is rgb(0, 160, 176) in RGB, hsl(185, 100%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A0B0?

The complementary color of #00A0B0 is #B01000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A0B0?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A0B0: 6.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A0B0 a warm or cool color?

#00A0B0 is a cool color.