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#00AEBD

#00aebd ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aebd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 7.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 184.76°, with 100% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 7.37.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3395

Complementary

  1. #00aebd
  2. #bd0f00

Split complementary

  1. #00aebd
  2. #bd0050
  3. #bd6d00

Analogous

  1. #00bd6d
  2. #00aebd
  3. #0050bd

Triadic

  1. #00aebd
  2. #bd00ae
  3. #aebd00

Tetradic

  1. #00aebd
  2. #0f00bd
  3. #bd0f00
  4. #aebd00

Square

  1. #00aebd
  2. #6d00bd
  3. #bd0f00
  4. #50bd00

Monochromatic

  1. #002124
  2. #006871
  3. #00aebd
  4. #0becff
  5. #57f2ff

Shades

#00aebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aebd
  2. #009daa
  3. #008b97
  4. #007a84
  5. #006871
  6. #00575f
  7. #00464c
  8. #003439
  9. #002326
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aebd
  2. #1ab6c4
  3. #33beca
  4. #4dc6d1
  5. #66ced7
  6. #80d7de
  7. #99dfe5
  8. #b3e7eb
  9. #cceff2
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aebd
  2. #0da9b7
  3. #1aa5b1
  4. #26a0ab
  5. #339ca5
  6. #40979f
  7. #4d9298
  8. #5a8e92
  9. #66898c
  10. #738586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da4ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea6be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8997bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da9be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ca1bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aebd {
  color: #00aebd;
}
Background
.bg-00aebd {
  background-color: #00aebd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aebd {
  border: 2px solid #00aebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aebd, #0050bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 189 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.37 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.01 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.05 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.48 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.57 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.67 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.21 #ff5142 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aebd  rgb(0, 174, 189)  hsl(185, 100%, 37%)  Verdigris
#bd0f00  rgb(189, 15, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bd00ae  rgb(189, 0, 174)  hsl(305, 100%, 37%)  Purpureus
#aebd00  rgb(174, 189, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green