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#00AAD9 closest to Gummy Dolphins

#00AAD9 is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Gummy Dolphins. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.7% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(0, 170, 217)). Its HSL value is 193° hue, 100% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #00AAD9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.75:1.

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Variations of #00AAD9

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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#00AAD9 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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#00AAD9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AAD9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7896D8
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90A7DB
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7CA6DB
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7896D8
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #679ED9
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B8BA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B0CB
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8AA0AF

#00AAD9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.71:1 Very poor#00AAD9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.75:1 Very good#00AAD9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AAD9 in CSS

/* Gummy Dolphins */
.color { color: #00AAD9; }
.background { background-color: #00AAD9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AAD9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 170 217);
color: hsl(193 100% 43%);
color: oklch(0.688 0.132 226.4);

#00AAD9 FAQ

What color is #00AAD9?

#00AAD9 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 #00AAD9?

#00AAD9 is rgb(0, 170, 217) in RGB, hsl(193, 100%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 22%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AAD9?

The complementary color of #00AAD9 is #D92F00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AAD9?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AAD9: 7.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AAD9 a warm or cool color?

#00AAD9 is a cool color.