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#00A0A4

#00a0a4 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a0a4 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 62.75% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 181.46°, with 100% saturation and 32.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2782

Complementary

  1. #00a0a4
  2. #a40400

Split complementary

  1. #00a0a4
  2. #a4004e
  3. #a45600

Analogous

  1. #00a456
  2. #00a0a4
  3. #004ea4

Triadic

  1. #00a0a4
  2. #a400a0
  3. #a0a400

Tetradic

  1. #00a0a4
  2. #0400a4
  3. #a40400
  4. #a0a400

Square

  1. #00a0a4
  2. #5600a4
  3. #a40400
  4. #4ea400

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005558
  3. #00a0a4
  4. #00ebf1
  5. #3efaff

Shades

#00a0a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a0a4
  2. #009094
  3. #008083
  4. #007073
  5. #006062
  6. #005052
  7. #004042
  8. #003031
  9. #002021
  10. #001010
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a0a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a0a4
  2. #1aaaad
  3. #33b3b6
  4. #4dbdbf
  5. #66c6c8
  6. #80d0d2
  7. #99d9db
  8. #b3e3e4
  9. #cceced
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a0a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a0a4
  2. #0d9da0
  3. #1a9a9d
  4. #269699
  5. #339396
  6. #409092
  7. #4d8d8e
  8. #5a8a8b
  9. #668687
  10. #738384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #729798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9498a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818aa5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #759ba4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6593a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a0a4 {
  color: #00a0a4;
}
Background
.bg-00a0a4 {
  background-color: #00a0a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a0a4 {
  border: 2px solid #00a0a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a0a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 160 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a0a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a0a4, #004ea4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a0a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 160 164 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.44 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.87 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.89 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.27 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.18 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.70 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.29 #ff5f5b Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a0a4  rgb(0, 160, 164)  hsl(181, 100%, 32%)  Cadet Blue
#a40400  rgb(164, 4, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#a400a0  rgb(164, 0, 160)  hsl(301, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a0a400  rgb(160, 164, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 32%)  Brass