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#00AEC8 closest to Pacific Blue

#00AEC8 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 78.4% blue (rgb(0, 174, 200)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 100% saturation and 39% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #00AEC8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.89:1.

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Variations of #00AEC8

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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#00AEC8 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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#00AEC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AEC8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8498C8
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA8C9
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85A8C9
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8498C8
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #72A0C8
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B8B6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B2C0
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8BA3AA

#00AEC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.66:1 Very poor#00AEC8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.89:1 Very good#00AEC8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AEC8 in CSS

/* Pacific Blue */
.color { color: #00AEC8; }
.background { background-color: #00AEC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AEC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 174 200);
color: hsl(188 100% 39%);
color: oklch(0.690 0.121 213.3);

#00AEC8 FAQ

What color is #00AEC8?

#00AEC8 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 #00AEC8?

#00AEC8 is rgb(0, 174, 200) in RGB, hsl(188, 100%, 39%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 13%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AEC8?

The complementary color of #00AEC8 is #C81A00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AEC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AEC8: 7.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AEC8 a warm or cool color?

#00AEC8 is a cool color.