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#00AAB6

#00aab6 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aab6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 183.96°, with 100% saturation and 35.69% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.8.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3213

Complementary

  1. #00aab6
  2. #b60c00

Split complementary

  1. #00aab6
  2. #b6004f
  3. #b66700

Analogous

  1. #00b667
  2. #00aab6
  3. #004fb6

Triadic

  1. #00aab6
  2. #b600aa
  3. #aab600

Tetradic

  1. #00aab6
  2. #0c00b6
  3. #b60c00
  4. #aab600

Square

  1. #00aab6
  2. #6700b6
  3. #b60c00
  4. #4fb600

Monochromatic

  1. #001b1d
  2. #00636a
  3. #00aab6
  4. #04eeff
  5. #50f3ff

Shades

#00aab6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aab6
  2. #0099a4
  3. #008892
  4. #00777f
  5. #00666d
  6. #00555b
  7. #004449
  8. #003337
  9. #002224
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aab6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aab6
  2. #1ab3bd
  3. #33bbc5
  4. #4dc4cc
  5. #66ccd3
  6. #80d5db
  7. #99dde2
  8. #b3e6e9
  9. #cceef0
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aab6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aab6
  2. #0da6b1
  3. #1aa2ab
  4. #269da6
  5. #3399a0
  6. #40959b
  7. #4d9196
  8. #5a8d90
  9. #66888b
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba2b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8693b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba5b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9db6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aab6 {
  color: #00aab6;
}
Background
.bg-00aab6 {
  background-color: #00aab6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aab6 {
  border: 2px solid #00aab6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aab6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aab6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aab6, #004fb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aab6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 182 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.80 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.21 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.67 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.68 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.14 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.15 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.23 #ff5549 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aab6  rgb(0, 170, 182)  hsl(184, 100%, 36%)  Verdigris
#b60c00  rgb(182, 12, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b600aa  rgb(182, 0, 170)  hsl(304, 100%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#aab600  rgb(170, 182, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green