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#00A1AB

#00a1ab ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a1ab is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.14% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 183.51°, with 100% saturation and 33.53% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.2843

Complementary

  1. #00a1ab
  2. #ab0a00

Split complementary

  1. #00a1ab
  2. #ab004b
  3. #ab6000

Analogous

  1. #00ab60
  2. #00a1ab
  3. #004bab

Triadic

  1. #00a1ab
  2. #ab00a1
  3. #a1ab00

Tetradic

  1. #00a1ab
  2. #0a00ab
  3. #ab0a00
  4. #a1ab00

Square

  1. #00a1ab
  2. #6000ab
  3. #ab0a00
  4. #4bab00

Monochromatic

  1. #001314
  2. #00595f
  3. #00a1ab
  4. #00e9f8
  5. #45f4ff

Shades

#00a1ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a1ab
  2. #00919a
  3. #008189
  4. #007178
  5. #006167
  6. #005156
  7. #004044
  8. #003033
  9. #002022
  10. #001011
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a1ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a1ab
  2. #1aaab3
  3. #33b4bc
  4. #4dbdc4
  5. #66c7cd
  6. #80d0d5
  7. #99d9dd
  8. #b3e3e6
  9. #ccecee
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a1ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a1ab
  2. #0d9ea7
  3. #1a9aa2
  4. #26979e
  5. #33949a
  6. #409196
  7. #4d8d91
  8. #5a8a8d
  9. #668789
  10. #738384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73989c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9399ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #749dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6494ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a1ab {
  color: #00a1ab;
}
Background
.bg-00a1ab {
  background-color: #00a1ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a1ab {
  border: 2px solid #00a1ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a1ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 161 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a1ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a1ab, #004bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a1ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 161 171 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.38 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.83 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.31 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.42 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.07 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.27 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.99 #ff5e54 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a1ab  rgb(0, 161, 171)  hsl(184, 100%, 34%)  Cadet Blue
#ab0a00  rgb(171, 10, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ab00a1  rgb(171, 0, 161)  hsl(304, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a1ab00  rgb(161, 171, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green