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#00A0CB closest to Blue Ocean

#00A0CB is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Ocean. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(0, 160, 203)). Its HSL value is 193° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #00A0CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.89:1.

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Variations of #00A0CB

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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#00A0CB 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.

00A0CBCB00A0A0CB00
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Tetradic

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

00A0CB2B00CBCB2B00A0CB00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00A0CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A0CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #718DCA
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #889DCD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #759CCC
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #718DCA
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6294CB
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ADAE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A5BF
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8197A4

#00A0CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.05:1 Poor#00A0CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.89:1 Good#00A0CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A0CB in CSS

/* Blue Ocean */
.color { color: #00A0CB; }
.background { background-color: #00A0CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A0CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 203);
color: hsl(193 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.657 0.125 225.6);

#00A0CB FAQ

What color is #00A0CB?

#00A0CB is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Ocean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A0CB?

#00A0CB is rgb(0, 160, 203) in RGB, hsl(193, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 21%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A0CB?

The complementary color of #00A0CB is #CB2B00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A0CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A0CB: 6.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A0CB a warm or cool color?

#00A0CB is a cool color.