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#00AEC0 closest to Pacific Blue

#00AEC0 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Pacific Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 68.2% green and 75.3% blue (rgb(0, 174, 192)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 100% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #00AEC0 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.82:1.

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Variations of #00AEC0

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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#00AEC0 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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#00AEC0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AEC0 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 #8797C0
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DA7C1
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87A7C1
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8797C0
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #74A0C0
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B7B3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B2BA
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8AA2A7

#00AEC0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.69:1 Very poor#00AEC0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.82:1 Very good#00AEC0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AEC0 in CSS

/* Pacific Blue */
.color { color: #00AEC0; }
.background { background-color: #00AEC0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AEC0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 174 192);
color: hsl(186 100% 38%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.118 207.8);

#00AEC0 FAQ

What color is #00AEC0?

#00AEC0 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Pacific Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AEC0?

#00AEC0 is rgb(0, 174, 192) in RGB, hsl(186, 100%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AEC0?

The complementary color of #00AEC0 is #C01200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AEC0?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AEC0: 7.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AEC0 a warm or cool color?

#00AEC0 is a cool color.