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#00AEBD closest to True Sky Blue

#00AEBD 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 74.1% blue (rgb(0, 174, 189)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #00AEBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.79:1.

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Variations of #00AEBD

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

How #00AEBD 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 #8997BD
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA6BE
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #88A7BE
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8997BD
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #75A0BD
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B6B2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B1B8
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8AA2A6

#00AEBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.70:1 Very poor#00AEBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.79:1 Very good#00AEBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AEBD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 174 189);
color: hsl(185 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.685 0.117 205.7);

#00AEBD FAQ

What color is #00AEBD?

#00AEBD 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 #00AEBD?

#00AEBD is rgb(0, 174, 189) in RGB, hsl(185, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 8%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AEBD?

The complementary color of #00AEBD is #BD0F00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AEBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AEBD: 7.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AEBD a warm or cool color?

#00AEBD is a cool color.