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#00ace2 color: Royal Peacock

#00ace2 is rgb(0, 172, 226) in RGB and oklch(69.683% 0.13843 229.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

69.7%
0.138
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #00ace2

#00ace2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 8:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Peacock (#27ace0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #00ace2 mixed with white

  1. 00ace2
  2. 3eb5e5
  3. 5bbde9
  4. 74c6ec
  5. 8aceef
  6. 9ed6f2
  7. b2dff5
  8. c6e7f8
  9. d9effa
  10. ecf7fd

Darker: #00ace2 mixed with black

  1. 00ace2
  2. 0095c4
  3. 007fa8
  4. 00698c
  5. 005471
  6. 004057
  7. 002d3e
  8. 001b27
  9. 000b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #00ace2 with less saturation

  1. 00ace2
  2. 31abdb
  3. 46aad5
  4. 56a9ce
  5. 64a7c7
  6. 6fa6c0
  7. 7aa4b9
  8. 84a3b3
  9. 8da1ac
  10. 959fa4

Questions about #00ace2

What color is #00ace2?

#00ace2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(0, 172, 226), in HSL hsl(194.34, 100%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.683% 0.13843 229.725).

What colors go well with #00ace2?

The complementary color of #00ace2 is #e18148. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6bf and #689df3. The triadic partners are #dc77aa and #a4a429.

Is white or black text more readable on #00ace2?

Black text reads better on #00ace2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #00ace2 a warm or cool color?

#00ace2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 69.7% and its chroma 0.138.