Close to Tropical Blue
#109AAA
#109AAA is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.3% red, 60.4% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 83% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #109AAA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.37:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.22:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.37:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.22:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #109AAA as they’d see it.
#109AAA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #109AAA
What color is #109AAA?
#109AAA is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.3% red, 60.4% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 83% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #109AAA in RGB?
#109AAA is rgb(16, 154, 170): 16 red, 154 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #109AAA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(91, 9, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #109AAA?
PANTONE 7473 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #109AAA?
Its complement #BF7A69 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.