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#00A5B0

#00a5b0 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a5b0 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.71% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 183.75°, with 100% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3004

Complementary

  1. #00a5b0
  2. #b00b00

Split complementary

  1. #00a5b0
  2. #b0004d
  3. #b06300

Analogous

  1. #00b063
  2. #00a5b0
  3. #004db0

Triadic

  1. #00a5b0
  2. #b000a5
  3. #a5b000

Tetradic

  1. #00a5b0
  2. #0b00b0
  3. #b00b00
  4. #a5b000

Square

  1. #00a5b0
  2. #6300b0
  3. #b00b00
  4. #4db000

Monochromatic

  1. #001617
  2. #005d64
  3. #00a5b0
  4. #00edfd
  5. #4af4ff

Shades

#00a5b0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a5b0
  2. #00959e
  3. #00848d
  4. #00747b
  5. #00636a
  6. #005358
  7. #004246
  8. #003235
  9. #002123
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a5b0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a5b0
  2. #1aaeb8
  3. #33b7c0
  4. #4dc0c8
  5. #66c9d0
  6. #80d2d8
  7. #99dbdf
  8. #b3e4e7
  9. #ccedef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a5b0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a5b0
  2. #0da1ab
  3. #1a9ea6
  4. #269aa2
  5. #33969d
  6. #409398
  7. #4d8f93
  8. #5a8b8e
  9. #66878a
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969db1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828fb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a0b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6798b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a5b0 {
  color: #00a5b0;
}
Background
.bg-00a5b0 {
  background-color: #00a5b0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a5b0 {
  border: 2px solid #00a5b0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a5b0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a5b0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a5b0, #004db0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a5b0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 176 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.63 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.28 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.94 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.54 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.67 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.29 #ff5a4f Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a5b0  rgb(0, 165, 176)  hsl(184, 100%, 35%)  Cadet Blue
#b00b00  rgb(176, 11, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b000a5  rgb(176, 0, 165)  hsl(304, 100%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a5b000  rgb(165, 176, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green