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#00AEAD closest to Teal Me No Lies

#00AEAD is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 68.2% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(0, 174, 173)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 100% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black. #00AEAD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.66:1.

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Variations of #00AEAD

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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#00AEAD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00AEADAE0001
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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.

00AEADAD00AEAEAD00
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Tetradic

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

00AEAD0001AEAE0001AEAD00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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

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

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8E96AE
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2A5AD
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CA6AE
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E96AE
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #799FAE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B4AD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B0AD
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #89A1A1

#00AEAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.74:1 Very poor#00AEAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.66:1 Very good#00AEAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AEAD in CSS

/* Teal Me No Lies */
.color { color: #00AEAD; }
.background { background-color: #00AEAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AEAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 174 173);
color: hsl(180 100% 34%);
color: oklch(0.679 0.116 194.0);

#00AEAD FAQ

What color is #00AEAD?

#00AEAD is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AEAD?

#00AEAD is rgb(0, 174, 173) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 1%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AEAD?

The complementary color of #00AEAD is #AE0001, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AEAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AEAD: 7.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AEAD a warm or cool color?

#00AEAD is a cool color.