Start generating
00AAB7

#00AAB7 closest to True Sky Blue

#00AAB7 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is True Sky Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.7% green and 71.8% blue (rgb(0, 170, 183)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black. #00AAB7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.43:1.

Make a palette with #00AAB7

#00AAB7 color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #00AAB7

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

00AAB700939F007D8700687000535A003F45002D31001B1E000B0C000102

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

00AAB73DB3BE5ABBC573C4CC89CCD49ED5DBB2DDE2C5E6E9D9EEF1ECF7F8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

00AAB72CA6B13EA2AC4C9EA6579AA160969B6891966F8D9075898B7B8485

Hues

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

56AB7643AC842FAD9119AD9F01ACAB00AAB717A8C22DA5CB41A1D2529DD86399DB

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

00A1C700A3C400A5C100A7BE00A8BA00AAB72FAAB344A9AE54A9AA61A8A56DA8A0

#00AAB7 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00AAB7B70D00
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

00AAB7B7004EB76900
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

00AAB700B769004EB7
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

00AAB7B700AAAAB700
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

00AAB70D00B7B70D00AAB700
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

00AAB76900B7B70D004EB700
Open in generator →

#00AAB7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AAB7 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 #8693B7
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA2B8
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85A3B8
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8693B7
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #739CB8
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B2AE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ADB3
  • 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 #879EA2

#00AAB7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#00AAB7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.43:1 Very good#00AAB7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #00AAB7

Palettes with #00AAB7

#00AAB7 in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00AAB7; }
.background { background-color: #00AAB7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AAB7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 170 183);
color: hsl(184 100% 36%);
color: oklch(0.673 0.115 204.4);

#00AAB7 FAQ

What color is #00AAB7?

#00AAB7 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is True Sky Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AAB7?

#00AAB7 is rgb(0, 170, 183) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AAB7?

The complementary color of #00AAB7 is #B70D00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AAB7?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AAB7: 7.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AAB7 a warm or cool color?

#00AAB7 is a cool color.