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#00A2AE closest to Baltic

#00A2AE is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Baltic. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 63.5% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(0, 162, 174)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #00A2AE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.78:1.

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Variations of #00A2AE

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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#00A2AE 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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#00A2AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A2AE 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 #808CAE
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939BAF
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F9BAF
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #808CAE
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6D94AF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A9A5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A5AA
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #80969A

#00A2AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.10:1 Poor#00A2AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.78:1 Good#00A2AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A2AE in CSS

/* Baltic */
.color { color: #00A2AE; }
.background { background-color: #00A2AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A2AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 162 174);
color: hsl(184 100% 34%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.111 204.1);

#00A2AE FAQ

What color is #00A2AE?

#00A2AE 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 #00A2AE?

#00A2AE is rgb(0, 162, 174) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A2AE?

The complementary color of #00A2AE is #AE0C00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A2AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A2AE: 6.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A2AE a warm or cool color?

#00A2AE is a cool color.