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#00A4AF

#00a4af ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a4af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 183.77°, 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.2965

Complementary

  1. #00a4af
  2. #af0b00

Split complementary

  1. #00a4af
  2. #af004c
  3. #af6200

Analogous

  1. #00af62
  2. #00a4af
  3. #004caf

Triadic

  1. #00a4af
  2. #af00a4
  3. #a4af00

Tetradic

  1. #00a4af
  2. #0b00af
  3. #af0b00
  4. #a4af00

Square

  1. #00a4af
  2. #6200af
  3. #af0b00
  4. #4caf00

Monochromatic

  1. #001516
  2. #005c62
  3. #00a4af
  4. #00ecfb
  5. #49f4ff

Shades

#00a4af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a4af
  2. #00949e
  3. #00838c
  4. #00737b
  5. #006269
  6. #005258
  7. #004246
  8. #003135
  9. #002123
  10. #001012
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a4af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a4af
  2. #1aadb7
  3. #33b6bf
  4. #4dbfc7
  5. #66c8cf
  6. #80d2d7
  7. #99dbdf
  8. #b3e4e7
  9. #ccedef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a4af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a4af
  2. #0da0aa
  3. #1a9da6
  4. #2699a1
  5. #33969c
  6. #409298
  7. #4d8e93
  8. #5a8b8e
  9. #668789
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828eaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76a0af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6697af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a4af {
  color: #00a4af;
}
Background
.bg-00a4af {
  background-color: #00a4af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a4af {
  border: 2px solid #00a4af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a4af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a4af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a4af, #004caf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a4af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 175 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.56 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.47 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.10 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.60 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.38 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.40 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.30 #ff5b50 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a4af  rgb(0, 164, 175)  hsl(184, 100%, 34%)  Cadet Blue
#af0b00  rgb(175, 11, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#af00a4  rgb(175, 0, 164)  hsl(304, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a4af00  rgb(164, 175, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green