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#00AACC Gummy Dolphins

#00AACC is a light, moderately saturated blue named Gummy Dolphins. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.7% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(0, 170, 204)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #00AACC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.62:1.

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Variations of #00AACC

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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#00AACC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00AACCCC2200
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Split complementary

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

00AACCCC0044CC8800
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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.

00AACCCC00AAAACC00
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Tetradic

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

00AACC2200CCCC2200AACC00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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

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

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7E95CC
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95A5CE
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80A5CD
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7E95CC
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C9DCC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B5B5
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AFC2
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #899FA9

#00AACC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.76:1 Very poor#00AACC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.62:1 Very good#00AACC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AACC in CSS

/* Gummy Dolphins */
.color { color: #00AACC; }
.background { background-color: #00AACC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AACC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 170 204);
color: hsl(190 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.682 0.123 218.9);

#00AACC FAQ

What color is #00AACC?

#00AACC is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Gummy Dolphins. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AACC?

#00AACC is rgb(0, 170, 204) in RGB, hsl(190, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 17%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AACC?

The complementary color of #00AACC is #CC2200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AACC?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AACC: 7.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AACC a warm or cool color?

#00AACC is a cool color.