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#00AABB closest to True Sky Blue

#00AABB 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 73.3% blue (rgb(0, 170, 187)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #00AABB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.47:1.

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Variations of #00AABB

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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#00AABB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00AABBBB1100
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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.

00AABBBB00AAAABB00
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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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#00AABB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AABB 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 #8593BB
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA3BC
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #84A3BC
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8593BB
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #729CBB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B2AF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AEB6
  • 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 #879EA3

#00AABB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.81:1 Very poor#00AABB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.47:1 Very good#00AABB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AABB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 170 187);
color: hsl(185 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.675 0.116 207.4);

#00AABB FAQ

What color is #00AABB?

#00AABB 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 #00AABB?

#00AABB is rgb(0, 170, 187) in RGB, hsl(185, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AABB?

The complementary color of #00AABB is #BB1100, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AABB?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AABB: 7.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AABB a warm or cool color?

#00AABB is a cool color.