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#00AEB9

#00aeb9 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aeb9 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 5.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 183.57°, with 100% saturation and 36.27% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3377

Complementary

  1. #00aeb9
  2. #b90b00

Split complementary

  1. #00aeb9
  2. #b90051
  3. #b96700

Analogous

  1. #00b967
  2. #00aeb9
  3. #0051b9

Triadic

  1. #00aeb9
  2. #b900ae
  3. #aeb900

Tetradic

  1. #00aeb9
  2. #0b00b9
  3. #b90b00
  4. #aeb900

Square

  1. #00aeb9
  2. #6700b9
  3. #b90b00
  4. #51b900

Monochromatic

  1. #001e20
  2. #00666c
  3. #00aeb9
  4. #06f0ff
  5. #53f5ff

Shades

#00aeb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aeb9
  2. #009da7
  3. #008b94
  4. #007a82
  5. #00686f
  6. #00575d
  7. #00464a
  8. #003438
  9. #002325
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aeb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aeb9
  2. #1ab6c0
  3. #33bec7
  4. #4dc6ce
  5. #66ced5
  6. #80d7dc
  7. #99dfe3
  8. #b3e7ea
  9. #cceff1
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aeb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aeb9
  2. #0da9b3
  3. #1aa5ae
  4. #26a0a8
  5. #339ca2
  6. #40979d
  7. #4d9297
  8. #5a8e91
  9. #66898b
  10. #738586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa6ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a97ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea9b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6da0b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aeb9 {
  color: #00aeb9;
}
Background
.bg-00aeb9 {
  background-color: #00aeb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aeb9 {
  border: 2px solid #00aeb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aeb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aeb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aeb9, #0051b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aeb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 185 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.71 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.04 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.72 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.94 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.00 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.90 #ff5146 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aeb9  rgb(0, 174, 185)  hsl(184, 100%, 36%)  Verdigris
#b90b00  rgb(185, 11, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b900ae  rgb(185, 0, 174)  hsl(304, 100%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#aeb900  rgb(174, 185, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green