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#00AABF closest to True Sky Blue

#00AABF 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 74.9% blue (rgb(0, 170, 191)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #00AABF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.50:1.

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Variations of #00AABF

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

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

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8394BF
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99A3C0
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83A4C0
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8394BF
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #709CBF
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B3B0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AEB9
  • 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 #879FA5

#00AABF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.80:1 Very poor#00AABF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.50:1 Very good#00AABF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AABF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 170 191);
color: hsl(187 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.117 210.2);

#00AABF FAQ

What color is #00AABF?

#00AABF 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 #00AABF?

#00AABF is rgb(0, 170, 191) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 11%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AABF?

The complementary color of #00AABF is #BF1500, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AABF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AABF: 7.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AABF a warm or cool color?

#00AABF is a cool color.