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#00AEBC

#00aebc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aebc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 184.47°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 7.05.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.339

Complementary

  1. #00aebc
  2. #bc0e00

Split complementary

  1. #00aebc
  2. #bc0050
  3. #bc6c00

Analogous

  1. #00bc6c
  2. #00aebc
  3. #0050bc

Triadic

  1. #00aebc
  2. #bc00ae
  3. #aebc00

Tetradic

  1. #00aebc
  2. #0e00bc
  3. #bc0e00
  4. #aebc00

Square

  1. #00aebc
  2. #6c00bc
  3. #bc0e00
  4. #50bc00

Monochromatic

  1. #002023
  2. #00676f
  3. #00aebc
  4. #09edff
  5. #56f2ff

Shades

#00aebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aebc
  2. #009da9
  3. #008b96
  4. #007a84
  5. #006871
  6. #00575e
  7. #00464b
  8. #003438
  9. #002326
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aebc
  2. #1ab6c3
  3. #33bec9
  4. #4dc6d0
  5. #66ced7
  6. #80d7de
  7. #99dfe4
  8. #b3e7eb
  9. #cceff2
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aebc
  2. #0da9b6
  3. #1aa5b0
  4. #26a0aa
  5. #339ca4
  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 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea6bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8997bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da9bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ca1bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aebc {
  color: #00aebc;
}
Background
.bg-00aebc {
  background-color: #00aebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aebc {
  border: 2px solid #00aebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aebc, #0050bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.05 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.68 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.95 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.12 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.41 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.47 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.44 #ff5143 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aebc  rgb(0, 174, 188)  hsl(184, 100%, 37%)  Verdigris
#bc0e00  rgb(188, 14, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bc00ae  rgb(188, 0, 174)  hsl(304, 100%, 37%)  Purpureus
#aebc00  rgb(174, 188, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green