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#00A3AE

#00a3ae ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a3ae is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.92% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 183.79°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.51.

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Relative luminance0.2925

Complementary

  1. #00a3ae
  2. #ae0b00

Split complementary

  1. #00a3ae
  2. #ae004c
  3. #ae6200

Analogous

  1. #00ae62
  2. #00a3ae
  3. #004cae

Triadic

  1. #00a3ae
  2. #ae00a3
  3. #a3ae00

Tetradic

  1. #00a3ae
  2. #0b00ae
  3. #ae0b00
  4. #a3ae00

Square

  1. #00a3ae
  2. #6200ae
  3. #ae0b00
  4. #4cae00

Monochromatic

  1. #001415
  2. #005b62
  3. #00a3ae
  4. #00ebfb
  5. #48f3ff

Shades

#00a3ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a3ae
  2. #00939d
  3. #00828b
  4. #00727a
  5. #006268
  6. #005257
  7. #004146
  8. #003134
  9. #002123
  10. #001011
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a3ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a3ae
  2. #1aacb6
  3. #33b5be
  4. #4dbfc6
  5. #66c8ce
  6. #80d1d7
  7. #99dadf
  8. #b3e3e7
  9. #ccedef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a3ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a3ae
  2. #0da0a9
  3. #1a9ca5
  4. #2699a0
  5. #33959c
  6. #409297
  7. #4d8e92
  8. #5a8b8e
  9. #668789
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959baf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818dae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #759fae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6596ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a3ae {
  color: #00a3ae;
}
Background
.bg-00a3ae {
  background-color: #00a3ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a3ae {
  border: 2px solid #00a3ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a3ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 163 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a3ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a3ae, #004cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a3ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 163 174 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.51 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.66 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.26 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.83 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.14 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.22 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.32 #ff5c51 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a3ae  rgb(0, 163, 174)  hsl(184, 100%, 34%)  Cadet Blue
#ae0b00  rgb(174, 11, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ae00a3  rgb(174, 0, 163)  hsl(304, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a3ae00  rgb(163, 174, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green