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#00A2C3 closest to Blue Ocean

#00A2C3 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, 63.5% green and 76.5% blue (rgb(0, 162, 195)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 100% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #00A2C3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.96:1.

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Variations of #00A2C3

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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#00A2C3 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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#00A2C3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A2C3 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 #788EC3
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E9DC5
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A9DC4
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #788EC3
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6795C3
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ADAD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A7B9
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8298A2

#00A2C3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#00A2C3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.96:1 Good#00A2C3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A2C3 in CSS

/* Blue Ocean */
.color { color: #00A2C3; }
.background { background-color: #00A2C3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A2C3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 162 195);
color: hsl(190 100% 38%);
color: oklch(0.658 0.119 219.2);

#00A2C3 FAQ

What color is #00A2C3?

#00A2C3 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 #00A2C3?

#00A2C3 is rgb(0, 162, 195) in RGB, hsl(190, 100%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 17%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A2C3?

The complementary color of #00A2C3 is #C32100, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A2C3?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A2C3: 6.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A2C3 a warm or cool color?

#00A2C3 is a cool color.