#00aedb

Color #00aedb

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 12.04 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#00aedb

RGB

rgb(0, 174, 219)

HSL

hsl(192.3, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.3, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(66.05, -21.28, -33.08)

LCH

lch(66.05, 39.33, 237.25)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.1321, 224.82)

HWB

hwb(192.3, 0%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db2d00

Analogous

#00db9a

#00aedb

#0041db

Triadic

#00aedb

#db00ae

#aedb00

Split-complementary

#00aedb

#db0041

#db9a00

Tetradic

#00aedb

#2d00db

#db2d00

#aedb00

Square

#00aedb

#9a00db

#db2d00

#41db00

Shades

Color #00aedb mixed toward black.

#0091b6

#007492

#00576d

#003a49

#001d24

Tints

Color #00aedb mixed toward white.

#0ccdff

#3dd7ff

#6de1ff

#9eebff

#cef5ff

Tones

Color #00aedb mixed toward gray.

#12a3c9

#2498b6

#378ea4

#498392

#5b7880

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7778d1 · ΔE 27.2

Deuteranopia

#6f64cf · ΔE 31.8

Tritanopia

#28c9c7 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #00aedb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00aedb]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#00aedb (#00aedb) is rgb(0, 174, 219) in RGB.

No, #00aedb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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