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#00A3AF

#00a3af ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a3af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 184.11°, 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.2929

Complementary

  1. #00a3af
  2. #af0c00

Split complementary

  1. #00a3af
  2. #af004c
  3. #af6300

Analogous

  1. #00af63
  2. #00a3af
  3. #004caf

Triadic

  1. #00a3af
  2. #af00a3
  3. #a3af00

Tetradic

  1. #00a3af
  2. #0c00af
  3. #af0c00
  4. #a3af00

Square

  1. #00a3af
  2. #6300af
  3. #af0c00
  4. #4caf00

Monochromatic

  1. #001416
  2. #005c62
  3. #00a3af
  4. #00eafb
  5. #49f3ff

Shades

#00a3af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a3af
  2. #00939e
  3. #00828c
  4. #00727b
  5. #006269
  6. #005258
  7. #004146
  8. #003135
  9. #002123
  10. #001012
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a3af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a3af
  2. #1aacb7
  3. #33b5bf
  4. #4dbfc7
  5. #66c8cf
  6. #80d1d7
  7. #99dadf
  8. #b3e3e7
  9. #ccedef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a3af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a3af
  2. #0da0aa
  3. #1a9ca6
  4. #2699a1
  5. #33959c
  6. #409298
  7. #4d8e93
  8. #5a8b8e
  9. #668789
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808daf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #759fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6596af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a3af {
  color: #00a3af;
}
Background
.bg-00a3af {
  background-color: #00a3af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a3af {
  border: 2px solid #00a3af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a3af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 163 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a3af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a3af, #004caf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a3af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 163 175 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.58 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.92 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.58 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.90 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.09 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.33 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.70 #ff5c50 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a3af  rgb(0, 163, 175)  hsl(184, 100%, 34%)  Cadet Blue
#af0c00  rgb(175, 12, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#af00a3  rgb(175, 0, 163)  hsl(304, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a3af00  rgb(163, 175, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green