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#00AAB5

#00aab5 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aab5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 183.65°, with 100% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3209

Complementary

  1. #00aab5
  2. #b50b00

Split complementary

  1. #00aab5
  2. #b5004f
  3. #b56600

Analogous

  1. #00b566
  2. #00aab5
  3. #004fb5

Triadic

  1. #00aab5
  2. #b500aa
  3. #aab500

Tetradic

  1. #00aab5
  2. #0b00b5
  3. #b50b00
  4. #aab500

Square

  1. #00aab5
  2. #6600b5
  3. #b50b00
  4. #4fb500

Monochromatic

  1. #001a1c
  2. #006268
  3. #00aab5
  4. #02f0ff
  5. #4ff4ff

Shades

#00aab5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aab5
  2. #0099a3
  3. #008891
  4. #00777f
  5. #00666d
  6. #00555b
  7. #004448
  8. #003336
  9. #002224
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aab5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aab5
  2. #1ab3bc
  3. #33bbc4
  4. #4dc4cb
  5. #66ccd3
  6. #80d5da
  7. #99dde1
  8. #b3e6e9
  9. #cceef0
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aab5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aab5
  2. #0da6b0
  3. #1aa2aa
  4. #269da5
  5. #3399a0
  6. #40959b
  7. #4d9195
  8. #5a8d90
  9. #66888b
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba2b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8793b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba5b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9db5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aab5 {
  color: #00aab5;
}
Background
.bg-00aab5 {
  background-color: #00aab5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aab5 {
  border: 2px solid #00aab5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aab5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aab5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aab5, #004fb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aab5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 181 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.50 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.14 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.33 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.37 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.00 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.12 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.42 #ff554a Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aab5  rgb(0, 170, 181)  hsl(184, 100%, 35%)  Verdigris
#b50b00  rgb(181, 11, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b500aa  rgb(181, 0, 170)  hsl(304, 100%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#aab500  rgb(170, 181, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green