#0AA0DB Color

#0AA0DB is rgb(10, 160, 219) in RGB, hsl(197, 91%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 27%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twitter Blue (#26A7DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0AA0DB

HEX#0AA0DB

RGBrgb(10, 160, 219)

HSLhsl(197, 91%, 45%)

HSVhsv(197, 95%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(95%, 27%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.138 234.2)

LABlab(61.27% -19.42 -40.41)

LCHlch(61.27% 44.83 244.34)

What #0AA0DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0AA0DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 3.52 Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.96 Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 6.04 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.32 Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 8.01 Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 8.98

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#0AA0DB Channel Values

How #0AA0DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 10 · G 160 · B 219	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 91% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 95% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 95% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.97:1 vs white · 7.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0AA0DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0AA0DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0AA0DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0AA0DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #0AA0DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0AA0DB

Protanopia#9393DB

Protanomaly#7598DB

Deuteranopia#8585DC

Deuteranomaly#6A91DC

Tritanopia#00A9A9

Tritanomaly#00A5BF

Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #0AA0DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0aa0db: #0AA0DB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0AA0DB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0aa0db': '#0AA0DB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.039, green: 0.627, blue: 0.859)

Android XML<color name="color_0aa0db">#0AA0DB</color>

SVG fillfill="#0AA0DB"

More Teal Colors

#0AA0DB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#0AA0DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0AA0DB?

#0AA0DB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(10, 160, 219) in RGB and hsl(197, 91%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twitter Blue (#26A7DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #0AA0DB?

#0AA0DB is rgb(10, 160, 219) — red 10, green 160, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0AA0DB?

#0AA0DB converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 27%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0AA0DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0AA0DB scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0AA0DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0AA0DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 11.96, which is visibly different.

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