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#00AAB6 closest to Teal Me No Lies

#00AAB6 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.7% green and 71.4% blue (rgb(0, 170, 182)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #00AAB6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.43:1.

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Variations of #00AAB6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#00AAB6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00AAB6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AAB6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8693B6
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA2B7
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #86A3B7
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8693B6
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #739CB7
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B2AD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ADB2
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #879EA1

#00AAB6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.83:1 Very poor#00AAB6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.43:1 Very good#00AAB6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AAB6 in CSS

/* Teal Me No Lies */
.color { color: #00AAB6; }
.background { background-color: #00AAB6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AAB6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 170 182);
color: hsl(184 100% 36%);
color: oklch(0.673 0.115 203.7);

#00AAB6 FAQ

What color is #00AAB6?

#00AAB6 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AAB6?

#00AAB6 is rgb(0, 170, 182) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AAB6?

The complementary color of #00AAB6 is #B60C00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AAB6?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AAB6: 7.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AAB6 a warm or cool color?

#00AAB6 is a cool color.