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#00A1BF closest to Blue Ocean

#00A1BF 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, 63.1% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(0, 161, 191)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #00A1BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.85:1.

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Variations of #00A1BF

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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#00A1BF 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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#00A1BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A1BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #788DBF
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D9CC1
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A9CC0
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #788DBF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6794BF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ABAB
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A5B6
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8197A0

#00A1BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.07:1 Poor#00A1BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.85:1 Good#00A1BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A1BF in CSS

/* Blue Ocean */
.color { color: #00A1BF; }
.background { background-color: #00A1BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A1BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 161 191);
color: hsl(189 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.654 0.117 217.3);

#00A1BF FAQ

What color is #00A1BF?

#00A1BF 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 #00A1BF?

#00A1BF is rgb(0, 161, 191) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 16%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A1BF?

The complementary color of #00A1BF is #BF1E00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A1BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A1BF: 6.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A1BF a warm or cool color?

#00A1BF is a cool color.