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#00AECB closest to Aquarius

#00AECB is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Aquarius. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(0, 174, 203)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #00AECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.92:1.

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Variations of #00AECB

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

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

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8398CB
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA8CD
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85A8CC
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8398CB
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #71A0CB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B8B7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B2C2
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8BA3AB

#00AECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.65:1 Very poor#00AECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.92:1 Very good#00AECB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AECB in CSS

/* Aquarius */
.color { color: #00AECB; }
.background { background-color: #00AECB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AECB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 174 203);
color: hsl(189 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.691 0.122 215.3);

#00AECB FAQ

What color is #00AECB?

#00AECB is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Aquarius. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00AECB?

#00AECB is rgb(0, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AECB?

The complementary color of #00AECB is #CB1D00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AECB: 7.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AECB a warm or cool color?

#00AECB is a cool color.