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#00AEBB

#00aebb ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aebb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 184.17°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3386

Complementary

  1. #00aebb
  2. #bb0d00

Split complementary

  1. #00aebb
  2. #bb0051
  3. #bb6b00

Analogous

  1. #00bb6b
  2. #00aebb
  3. #0051bb

Triadic

  1. #00aebb
  2. #bb00ae
  3. #aebb00

Tetradic

  1. #00aebb
  2. #0d00bb
  3. #bb0d00
  4. #aebb00

Square

  1. #00aebb
  2. #6b00bb
  3. #bb0d00
  4. #51bb00

Monochromatic

  1. #002022
  2. #00676f
  3. #00aebb
  4. #09eeff
  5. #55f3ff

Shades

#00aebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aebb
  2. #009da8
  3. #008b96
  4. #007a83
  5. #006870
  6. #00575e
  7. #00464b
  8. #003438
  9. #002325
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aebb
  2. #1ab6c2
  3. #33bec9
  4. #4dc6cf
  5. #66ced6
  6. #80d7dd
  7. #99dfe4
  8. #b3e7eb
  9. #cceff1
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aebb
  2. #0da9b5
  3. #1aa5af
  4. #26a0a9
  5. #339ca3
  6. #40979e
  7. #4d9298
  8. #5a8e92
  9. #66898c
  10. #738586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea6bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8997bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da9bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ca1bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aebb {
  color: #00aebb;
}
Background
.bg-00aebb {
  background-color: #00aebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aebb {
  border: 2px solid #00aebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aebb, #0051bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 187 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.73 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.36 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.76 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.86 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.26 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.28 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.69 #ff5144 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aebb  rgb(0, 174, 187)  hsl(184, 100%, 37%)  Verdigris
#bb0d00  rgb(187, 13, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bb00ae  rgb(187, 0, 174)  hsl(304, 100%, 37%)  Dark Orchid
#aebb00  rgb(174, 187, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green