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#00AAF4 closest to Cerulean

#00AAF4 is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is Cerulean. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.7% green and 95.7% blue (rgb(0, 170, 244)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 100% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. #00AAF4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.06:1.

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Variations of #00AAF4

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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#00AAF4 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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#00AAF4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AAF4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6898F3
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #86ABF7
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #72A9F6
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6898F3
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5B9FF3
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BDC4
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B2E0
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8DA3BA

#00AAF4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#00AAF4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.06:1 Very good#00AAF4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AAF4 in CSS

/* Cerulean */
.color { color: #00AAF4; }
.background { background-color: #00AAF4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AAF4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 170 244);
color: hsl(198 100% 48%);
color: oklch(0.701 0.156 238.4);

#00AAF4 FAQ

What color is #00AAF4?

#00AAF4 is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Cerulean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AAF4?

#00AAF4 is rgb(0, 170, 244) in RGB, hsl(198, 100%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 30%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AAF4?

The complementary color of #00AAF4 is #F44A00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AAF4?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AAF4: 8.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AAF4 a warm or cool color?

#00AAF4 is a cool color.