00AEB0

#00AEB0 closest to Teal Me No Lies

#00AEB0 is a light, 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 69.0% blue (rgb(0, 174, 176)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 100% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #00AEB0 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.68:1.

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Variations of #00AEB0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#00AEB0 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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#00AEB0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AEB0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D96B1
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A5B0
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BA6B1
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D96B1
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #799FB1
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B4AE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B1AF
  • 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 #89A1A2

#00AEB0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#00AEB0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.68:1 Very good#00AEB0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AEB0 in CSS

/* Teal Me No Lies */
.color { color: #00AEB0; }
.background { background-color: #00AEB0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AEB0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 174 176);
color: hsl(181 100% 35%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.116 196.2);

#00AEB0 FAQ

What color is #00AEB0?

#00AEB0 is a light, 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 #00AEB0?

#00AEB0 is rgb(0, 174, 176) in RGB, hsl(181, 100%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AEB0?

The complementary color of #00AEB0 is #B00200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AEB0?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AEB0: 7.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AEB0 a warm or cool color?

#00AEB0 is a cool color.