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#00AAC3 closest to Pacific Blue

#00AAC3 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Pacific Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.7% green and 76.5% blue (rgb(0, 170, 195)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 100% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #00AAC3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.54:1.

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Variations of #00AAC3

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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#00AAC3 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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#00AAC3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AAC3 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 #8294C3
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A4C4
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #82A4C4
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8294C3
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F9CC3
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B4B2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AEBB
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #889FA6

#00AAC3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#00AAC3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.54:1 Very good#00AAC3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AAC3 in CSS

/* Pacific Blue */
.color { color: #00AAC3; }
.background { background-color: #00AAC3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AAC3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 170 195);
color: hsl(188 100% 38%);
color: oklch(0.678 0.119 213.0);

#00AAC3 FAQ

What color is #00AAC3?

#00AAC3 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Pacific Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AAC3?

#00AAC3 is rgb(0, 170, 195) in RGB, hsl(188, 100%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 13%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AAC3?

The complementary color of #00AAC3 is #C31900, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AAC3?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AAC3: 7.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AAC3 a warm or cool color?

#00AAC3 is a cool color.