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#00A2AC

#00a2ac ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a2ac is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.53% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 5.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 183.49°, with 100% saturation and 33.73% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.41.

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Relative luminance0.2882

Complementary

  1. #00a2ac
  2. #ac0a00

Split complementary

  1. #00a2ac
  2. #ac004c
  3. #ac6000

Analogous

  1. #00ac60
  2. #00a2ac
  3. #004cac

Triadic

  1. #00a2ac
  2. #ac00a2
  3. #a2ac00

Tetradic

  1. #00a2ac
  2. #0a00ac
  3. #ac0a00
  4. #a2ac00

Square

  1. #00a2ac
  2. #6000ac
  3. #ac0a00
  4. #4cac00

Monochromatic

  1. #001314
  2. #005a60
  3. #00a2ac
  4. #00eaf9
  5. #46f4ff

Shades

#00a2ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a2ac
  2. #00929b
  3. #00828a
  4. #007178
  5. #006167
  6. #005156
  7. #004145
  8. #003134
  9. #002022
  10. #001011
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a2ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a2ac
  2. #1aabb4
  3. #33b5bd
  4. #4dbec5
  5. #66c7cd
  6. #80d1d6
  7. #99dade
  8. #b3e3e6
  9. #ccecee
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a2ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a2ac
  2. #0d9fa8
  3. #1a9ba3
  4. #26989f
  5. #33949a
  6. #409196
  7. #4d8e92
  8. #5a8a8d
  9. #668789
  10. #738384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73999d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949aad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808cad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #759eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6595ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a2ac {
  color: #00a2ac;
}
Background
.bg-00a2ac {
  background-color: #00a2ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a2ac {
  border: 2px solid #00a2ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a2ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 162 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a2ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a2ac, #004cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a2ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 162 172 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.41 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.61 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.12 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.69 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.83 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.41 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.96 #ff5d53 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a2ac  rgb(0, 162, 172)  hsl(183, 100%, 34%)  Cadet Blue
#ac0a00  rgb(172, 10, 0)  hsl(3, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ac00a2  rgb(172, 0, 162)  hsl(303, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a2ac00  rgb(162, 172, 0)  hsl(63, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green