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#00A6B2

#00a6b2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a6b2 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.1% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 184.04°, with 100% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.3049

Complementary

  1. #00a6b2
  2. #b20c00

Split complementary

  1. #00a6b2
  2. #b2004d
  3. #b26500

Analogous

  1. #00b265
  2. #00a6b2
  3. #004db2

Triadic

  1. #00a6b2
  2. #b200a6
  3. #a6b200

Tetradic

  1. #00a6b2
  2. #0c00b2
  3. #b20c00
  4. #a6b200

Square

  1. #00a6b2
  2. #6500b2
  3. #b20c00
  4. #4db200

Monochromatic

  1. #001719
  2. #005f65
  3. #00a6b2
  4. #00edfe
  5. #4cf3ff

Shades

#00a6b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a6b2
  2. #0095a0
  3. #00858e
  4. #00747d
  5. #00646b
  6. #005359
  7. #004247
  8. #003235
  9. #002124
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a6b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a6b2
  2. #1aafba
  3. #33b8c1
  4. #4dc1c9
  5. #66cad1
  6. #80d3d9
  7. #99dbe0
  8. #b3e4e8
  9. #ccedf0
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a6b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a6b2
  2. #0da2ad
  3. #1a9ea8
  4. #269ba3
  5. #33979e
  6. #409399
  7. #4d8f94
  8. #5a8b8f
  9. #66888a
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779da2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979eb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8390b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a2b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6799b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a6b2 {
  color: #00a6b2;
}
Background
.bg-00a6b2 {
  background-color: #00a6b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a6b2 {
  border: 2px solid #00a6b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a6b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 166 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a6b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a6b2, #004db2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a6b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 166 178 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.78 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.39 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.14 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.44 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.40 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.11 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.25 #ff594d Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a6b2  rgb(0, 166, 178)  hsl(184, 100%, 35%)  Cadet Blue
#b20c00  rgb(178, 12, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b200a6  rgb(178, 0, 166)  hsl(304, 100%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a6b200  rgb(166, 178, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green