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#00A0AF

#00a0af ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a0af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 8.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 185.14°, with 100% saturation and 34.31% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.83.

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Relative luminance0.2824

Complementary

  1. #00a0af
  2. #af0f00

Split complementary

  1. #00a0af
  2. #af0049
  3. #af6600

Analogous

  1. #00af66
  2. #00a0af
  3. #0049af

Triadic

  1. #00a0af
  2. #af00a0
  3. #a0af00

Tetradic

  1. #00a0af
  2. #0f00af
  3. #af0f00
  4. #a0af00

Square

  1. #00a0af
  2. #6600af
  3. #af0f00
  4. #49af00

Monochromatic

  1. #001416
  2. #005a62
  3. #00a0af
  4. #00e6fb
  5. #49efff

Shades

#00a0af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a0af
  2. #00909e
  3. #00808c
  4. #00707b
  5. #006069
  6. #005058
  7. #004046
  8. #003035
  9. #002023
  10. #001012
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a0af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a0af
  2. #1aaab7
  3. #33b3bf
  4. #4dbdc7
  5. #66c6cf
  6. #80d0d7
  7. #99d9df
  8. #b3e3e7
  9. #ccecef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a0af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a0af
  2. #0d9daa
  3. #1a9aa6
  4. #2696a1
  5. #33939c
  6. #409098
  7. #4d8d93
  8. #5a8a8e
  9. #668689
  10. #738385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72979e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9199b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8baf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #729cb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6294af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a0af {
  color: #00a0af;
}
Background
.bg-00a0af {
  background-color: #00a0af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a0af {
  border: 2px solid #00a0af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a0af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 160 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a0af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a0af, #0049af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a0af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 160 175 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.83 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.46 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.24 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.32 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.04 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.55 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.52 #ff5f50 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a0af  rgb(0, 160, 175)  hsl(185, 100%, 34%)  Cadet Blue
#af0f00  rgb(175, 15, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#af00a0  rgb(175, 0, 160)  hsl(305, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a0af00  rgb(160, 175, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green