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#00AEC0

#00aec0 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aec0 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 9.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 185.63°, with 100% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 8.35.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3408

Complementary

  1. #00aec0
  2. #c01200

Split complementary

  1. #00aec0
  2. #c0004e
  3. #c07200

Analogous

  1. #00c072
  2. #00aec0
  3. #004ec0

Triadic

  1. #00aec0
  2. #c000ae
  3. #aec000

Tetradic

  1. #00aec0
  2. #1200c0
  3. #c01200
  4. #aec000

Square

  1. #00aec0
  2. #7200c0
  3. #c01200
  4. #4ec000

Monochromatic

  1. #002327
  2. #006974
  3. #00aec0
  4. #0ee8ff
  5. #5af0ff

Shades

#00aec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aec0
  2. #009dad
  3. #008b9a
  4. #007a86
  5. #006873
  6. #005760
  7. #00464d
  8. #00343a
  9. #002326
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aec0
  2. #1ab6c6
  3. #33becd
  4. #4dc6d3
  5. #66ced9
  6. #80d7e0
  7. #99dfe6
  8. #b3e7ec
  9. #cceff2
  10. #e6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aec0
  2. #0da9ba
  3. #1aa5b3
  4. #26a0ad
  5. #339ca6
  6. #4097a0
  7. #4d929a
  8. #5a8e93
  9. #66898d
  10. #738586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da5ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da7c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8797c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7caac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ba1c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aec0 {
  color: #00aec0;
}
Background
.bg-00aec0 {
  background-color: #00aec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aec0 {
  border: 2px solid #00aec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aec0, #004ec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 192 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.35 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.42 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.01 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.54 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.55 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.11 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.31 #ff513f Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aec0  rgb(0, 174, 192)  hsl(186, 100%, 38%)  Verdigris
#c01200  rgb(192, 18, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#c000ae  rgb(192, 0, 174)  hsl(306, 100%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#aec000  rgb(174, 192, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 38%)  Apple Green