Information about #0CA9BB color

#0CA9BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#0CA9BB falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(12, 169, 187) — 4.7% red, 66.3% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 69 / 7 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #0CA9BB reads as a maximally vivid cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blue Green (#0D98BA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9) and Spring Teal (#0EA7A5).

In RGB terms — rgb(12, 169, 187) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #0CA9BB: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #0CA9BB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#0CA9BB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#0CA9BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#15DAF0

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#4FE3F3

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#8AECF7

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#C4F5FB

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White

#FFFFFF

#0CA9BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#0CA9BB

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#098795

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#076570

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#04434A

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#022125

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Black

#000000

#0CA9BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#1FA4B3

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#349DA9

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#4B959D

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#648B8F

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Grey

#808080

#0CA9BB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#400BBA

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#0B1DBA

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#0B63BA

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#0CA9BB

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#0BBA86

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#0BBA40

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#1DBA0B

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#0CA9BB 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
#0CA9BB
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#BB1D0C
#BB1D0C

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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
#0CA9BB
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#BB750C
#BB750C

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#BB0C52
#BB0C52

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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
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#0CA9BB
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#0CBB75
#0CBB75

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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
#0CA9BB
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#BB0CA9
#BB0CA9

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#A9BB0C
#A9BB0C

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#0CA9BB
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#1D0CBB
#1D0CBB

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#BB1D0C
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#A9BB0C
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Square

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

Square color scheme
#0CA9BB
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#750CBB
#750CBB

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#BB1D0C
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#52BB0C
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Nearest named colors to #0CA9BB

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

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

Light Sea Green color link
Light Sea Green

#20B2AA

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Manganese Blue color link
Manganese Blue

#03A89E

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

#0CA9BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#0CA9BB
  • RGB12, 169, 187
  • CMYK69, 7, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(12, 169, 187)
  • HSL186°, 88%, 39%
  • HSL Precise186.171°, 87.94%, 39.02%
  • HSV186°, 94%, 73%
  • HSB186°, 94%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.047, 0.663, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.047, 0.663, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.047, 0.663, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID0CA9BB
  • DECIMAL ID829883
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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