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#00AEBC closest to True Sky Blue

#00AEBC is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is True Sky Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 68.2% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(0, 174, 188)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #00AEBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.78:1.

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Variations of #00AEBC

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

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

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8997BC
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA6BD
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #88A7BD
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8997BC
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #75A0BD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B6B2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B1B8
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8AA2A6

#00AEBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.70:1 Very poor#00AEBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.78:1 Very good#00AEBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AEBC in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #00AEBC; }
.background { background-color: #00AEBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AEBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 174 188);
color: hsl(184 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.685 0.117 205.0);

#00AEBC FAQ

What color is #00AEBC?

#00AEBC is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is True Sky Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AEBC?

#00AEBC is rgb(0, 174, 188) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AEBC?

The complementary color of #00AEBC is #BC0E00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AEBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AEBC: 7.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AEBC a warm or cool color?

#00AEBC is a cool color.