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#00AEB6

#00aeb6 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aeb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 182.64°, 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3365

Complementary

  1. #00aeb6
  2. #b60800

Split complementary

  1. #00aeb6
  2. #b60053
  3. #b66300

Analogous

  1. #00b663
  2. #00aeb6
  3. #0053b6

Triadic

  1. #00aeb6
  2. #b600ae
  3. #aeb600

Tetradic

  1. #00aeb6
  2. #0800b6
  3. #b60800
  4. #aeb600

Square

  1. #00aeb6
  2. #6300b6
  3. #b60800
  4. #53b600

Monochromatic

  1. #001c1d
  2. #00656a
  3. #00aeb6
  4. #04f4ff
  5. #50f7ff

Shades

#00aeb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aeb6
  2. #009da4
  3. #008b92
  4. #007a7f
  5. #00686d
  6. #00575b
  7. #004649
  8. #003437
  9. #002324
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aeb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aeb6
  2. #1ab6bd
  3. #33bec5
  4. #4dc6cc
  5. #66ced3
  6. #80d7db
  7. #99dfe2
  8. #b3e7e9
  9. #cceff0
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aeb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aeb6
  2. #0da9b1
  3. #1aa5ab
  4. #26a0a6
  5. #339ca0
  6. #40979b
  7. #4d9296
  8. #5a8e90
  9. #66898b
  10. #738585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a6b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b96b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea9b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ea0b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aeb6 {
  color: #00aeb6;
}
Background
.bg-00aeb6 {
  background-color: #00aeb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aeb6 {
  border: 2px solid #00aeb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aeb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aeb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aeb6, #0053b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aeb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 182 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.16 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.77 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.95 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.63 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.51 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.71 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.43 #ff5149 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aeb6  rgb(0, 174, 182)  hsl(183, 100%, 36%)  Verdigris
#b60800  rgb(182, 8, 0)  hsl(3, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b600ae  rgb(182, 0, 174)  hsl(303, 100%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#aeb600  rgb(174, 182, 0)  hsl(63, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green