Information about #0A9AAE color

#0A9AAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#0A9AAE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(10, 154, 174) — 3.9% red, 60.4% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 64 / 8 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #0A9AAE reads as a intensely saturated cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Green (#0D98BA) and Strong Arctic Blue (#0093A8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(10, 154, 174)), which gives #0A9AAE its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#0A9AAE color variations

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#0A9AAE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #0A9AAE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#0A9AAE
  • RGB10, 154, 174
  • CMYK64, 8, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(10, 154, 174)
  • HSL187°, 89%, 36%
  • HSL Precise187.317°, 89.13%, 36.078%
  • HSV187°, 94%, 68%
  • HSB187°, 94%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.039, 0.604, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.039, 0.604, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.039, 0.604, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID0A9AAE
  • DECIMAL ID694958
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01