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#00DCAE closest to Aquamarine

#00DCAE is a light, vivid turquoise; the closest named color is Aquamarine. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 86.3% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(0, 220, 174)). Its HSL value is 167° hue, 100% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black. #00DCAE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.85:1.

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Variations of #00DCAE

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

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

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFBCB1
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5CCAC
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9CFAD
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBCB1
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4C8B0
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00DECF
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00DDBE
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABC9BE

#00DCAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#00DCAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.85:1 Very good#00DCAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00DCAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 220 174);
color: hsl(167 100% 43%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.157 170.5);

#00DCAE FAQ

What color is #00DCAE?

#00DCAE is a light, vivid turquoise. Its closest named color is Aquamarine. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00DCAE?

#00DCAE is rgb(0, 220, 174) in RGB, hsl(167, 100%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 21%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00DCAE?

The complementary color of #00DCAE is #DC002E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00DCAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #00DCAE: 11.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00DCAE a warm or cool color?

#00DCAE is a cool color.