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#00AEBF

#00aebf ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aebf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 8.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 185.34°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 8.03.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3403

Complementary

  1. #00aebf
  2. #bf1100

Split complementary

  1. #00aebf
  2. #bf004e
  3. #bf7000

Analogous

  1. #00bf70
  2. #00aebf
  3. #004ebf

Triadic

  1. #00aebf
  2. #bf00ae
  3. #aebf00

Tetradic

  1. #00aebf
  2. #1100bf
  3. #bf1100
  4. #aebf00

Square

  1. #00aebf
  2. #7000bf
  3. #bf1100
  4. #4ebf00

Monochromatic

  1. #002326
  2. #006872
  3. #00aebf
  4. #0ce9ff
  5. #59f0ff

Shades

#00aebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aebf
  2. #009dac
  3. #008b99
  4. #007a86
  5. #006873
  6. #005760
  7. #00464c
  8. #003439
  9. #002326
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aebf
  2. #1ab6c5
  3. #33becc
  4. #4dc6d2
  5. #66ced9
  6. #80d7df
  7. #99dfe5
  8. #b3e7ec
  9. #cceff2
  10. #e6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aebf
  2. #0da9b9
  3. #1aa5b2
  4. #26a0ac
  5. #339ca6
  6. #4097a0
  7. #4d9299
  8. #5a8e93
  9. #66898d
  10. #738586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da7c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8897bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7caac0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ba1bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aebf {
  color: #00aebf;
}
Background
.bg-00aebf {
  background-color: #00aebf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aebf {
  border: 2px solid #00aebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aebf, #004ebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 191 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.03 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.28 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.67 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.76 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.92 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.09 #ff5140 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00aebf  rgb(0, 174, 191)  hsl(185, 100%, 37%)  Verdigris
#bf1100  rgb(191, 17, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 37%)  Venetian Red
#bf00ae  rgb(191, 0, 174)  hsl(305, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#aebf00  rgb(174, 191, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green