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#00A5B7

#00a5b7 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a5b7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 9.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 185.9°, with 100% saturation and 35.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3033

Complementary

  1. #00a5b7
  2. #b71200

Split complementary

  1. #00a5b7
  2. #b7004a
  3. #b76d00

Analogous

  1. #00b76d
  2. #00a5b7
  3. #004ab7

Triadic

  1. #00a5b7
  2. #b700a5
  3. #a5b700

Tetradic

  1. #00a5b7
  2. #1200b7
  3. #b71200
  4. #a5b700

Square

  1. #00a5b7
  2. #6d00b7
  3. #b71200
  4. #4ab700

Monochromatic

  1. #001b1e
  2. #00606a
  3. #00a5b7
  4. #04e6ff
  5. #51eeff

Shades

#00a5b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a5b7
  2. #0095a5
  3. #008492
  4. #007480
  5. #00636e
  6. #00535c
  7. #004249
  8. #003237
  9. #002125
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a5b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a5b7
  2. #1aaebe
  3. #33b7c5
  4. #4dc0cd
  5. #66c9d4
  6. #80d2db
  7. #99dbe2
  8. #b3e4e9
  9. #ccedf1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a5b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a5b7
  2. #0da1b2
  3. #1a9eac
  4. #269aa7
  5. #3396a1
  6. #40939c
  7. #4d8f96
  8. #5a8b91
  9. #66878b
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959eb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808fb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75a1b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6598b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a5b7 {
  color: #00a5b7;
}
Background
.bg-00a5b7 {
  background-color: #00a5b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a5b7 {
  border: 2px solid #00a5b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a5b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a5b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a5b7, #004ab7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a5b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 183 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.45 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.50 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.31 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.29 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.36 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.48 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.10 #ff5a48 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a5b7  rgb(0, 165, 183)  hsl(186, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#b71200  rgb(183, 18, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b700a5  rgb(183, 0, 165)  hsl(306, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#a5b700  rgb(165, 183, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green