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#00A4AD

#00a4ad ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a4ad is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.31% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 5.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 183.12°, with 100% saturation and 33.92% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.2957

Complementary

  1. #00a4ad
  2. #ad0900

Split complementary

  1. #00a4ad
  2. #ad004e
  3. #ad5f00

Analogous

  1. #00ad5f
  2. #00a4ad
  3. #004ead

Triadic

  1. #00a4ad
  2. #ad00a4
  3. #a4ad00

Tetradic

  1. #00a4ad
  2. #0900ad
  3. #ad0900
  4. #a4ad00

Square

  1. #00a4ad
  2. #5f00ad
  3. #ad0900
  4. #4ead00

Monochromatic

  1. #001314
  2. #005b60
  3. #00a4ad
  4. #00edf9
  5. #47f5ff

Shades

#00a4ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a4ad
  2. #00949c
  3. #00838a
  4. #007379
  5. #006268
  6. #005257
  7. #004245
  8. #003134
  9. #002123
  10. #001011
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a4ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a4ad
  2. #1aadb5
  3. #33b6bd
  4. #4dbfc6
  5. #66c8ce
  6. #80d2d6
  7. #99dbde
  8. #b3e4e6
  9. #ccedef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a4ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a4ad
  2. #0da0a9
  3. #1a9da4
  4. #2699a0
  5. #33969b
  6. #409297
  7. #4d8e92
  8. #5a8b8e
  9. #668789
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969cae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828eae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779fad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6797ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a4ad {
  color: #00a4ad;
}
Background
.bg-00a4ad {
  background-color: #00a4ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a4ad {
  border: 2px solid #00a4ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a4ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a4ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a4ad, #004ead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a4ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 173 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.47 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.95 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.46 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.11 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.07 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.03 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.52 #ff5b52 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a4ad  rgb(0, 164, 173)  hsl(183, 100%, 34%)  Cadet Blue
#ad0900  rgb(173, 9, 0)  hsl(3, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ad00a4  rgb(173, 0, 164)  hsl(303, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a4ad00  rgb(164, 173, 0)  hsl(63, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green