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#00AABE

#00aabe ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aabe is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.67% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 186.32°, with 100% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 8.17.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3247

Complementary

  1. #00aabe
  2. #be1400

Split complementary

  1. #00aabe
  2. #be004b
  3. #be7300

Analogous

  1. #00be73
  2. #00aabe
  3. #004bbe

Triadic

  1. #00aabe
  2. #be00aa
  3. #aabe00

Tetradic

  1. #00aabe
  2. #1400be
  3. #be1400
  4. #aabe00

Square

  1. #00aabe
  2. #7300be
  3. #be1400
  4. #4bbe00

Monochromatic

  1. #002125
  2. #006671
  3. #00aabe
  4. #0be5ff
  5. #58edff

Shades

#00aabe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aabe
  2. #0099ab
  3. #008898
  4. #007785
  5. #006672
  6. #00555f
  7. #00444c
  8. #003339
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aabe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aabe
  2. #1ab3c5
  3. #33bbcb
  4. #4dc4d2
  5. #66ccd8
  6. #80d5df
  7. #99dde5
  8. #b3e6ec
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aabe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aabe
  2. #0da6b8
  3. #1aa2b2
  4. #269dab
  5. #3399a5
  6. #40959f
  7. #4d9199
  8. #5a8d93
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a3bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8394be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689dbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aabe {
  color: #00aabe;
}
Background
.bg-00aabe {
  background-color: #00aabe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aabe {
  border: 2px solid #00aabe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aabe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aabe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aabe, #004bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aabe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 190 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.17 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.22 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.32 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.92 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.17 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.48 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.49 #ff5541 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00aabe  rgb(0, 170, 190)  hsl(186, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#be1400  rgb(190, 20, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 37%)  Venetian Red
#be00aa  rgb(190, 0, 170)  hsl(306, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#aabe00  rgb(170, 190, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green