What color is #00AEBD?

#00AEBD is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00AEBD?

The RGB value is 0, 174, 189: 0 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00AEBD?

The complementary color is #BD0F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00AEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00AEBD color

#00AEBD rgb(0, 174, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00AEBD is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 68.2% green and 74.1% blue (0, 174, 189).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46B5C0), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#00AEBD color codes

HEX	`#00AEBD`
RGB	`rgb(0, 174, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 68.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, -31.37, -18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 36.27, 210.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.317, 33.943, 53.404)`
Decimal	`44733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00AEBD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00AEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00AEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00AEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00aebd; }
.text { color: #00aebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00aebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 174 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00aebd, #004fbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #00AEBD?: #00AEBD is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00AEBD?: The RGB value is 0, 174, 189: 0 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00AEBD?: The complementary color is #BD0F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00AEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.