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#00A7B2

#00a7b2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a7b2 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.49% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 183.71°, 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.8.

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Relative luminance0.3085

Complementary

  1. #00a7b2
  2. #b20b00

Split complementary

  1. #00a7b2
  2. #b2004e
  3. #b26400

Analogous

  1. #00b264
  2. #00a7b2
  3. #004eb2

Triadic

  1. #00a7b2
  2. #b200a7
  3. #a7b200

Tetradic

  1. #00a7b2
  2. #0b00b2
  3. #b20b00
  4. #a7b200

Square

  1. #00a7b2
  2. #6400b2
  3. #b20b00
  4. #4eb200

Monochromatic

  1. #001719
  2. #005f65
  3. #00a7b2
  4. #00effe
  5. #4cf4ff

Shades

#00a7b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a7b2
  2. #0096a0
  3. #00868e
  4. #00757d
  5. #00646b
  6. #005459
  7. #004347
  8. #003235
  9. #002124
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a7b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a7b2
  2. #1ab0ba
  3. #33b9c1
  4. #4dc1c9
  5. #66cad1
  6. #80d3d9
  7. #99dce0
  8. #b3e5e8
  9. #ccedf0
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a7b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a7b2
  2. #0da3ad
  3. #1a9fa8
  4. #269ba3
  5. #33979e
  6. #409499
  7. #4d9094
  8. #5a8c8f
  9. #66888a
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779ea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989fb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8490b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a2b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689ab2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a7b2 {
  color: #00a7b2;
}
Background
.bg-00a7b2 {
  background-color: #00a7b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a7b2 {
  border: 2px solid #00a7b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a7b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 167 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a7b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a7b2, #004eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a7b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 167 178 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.80 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.94 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.67 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.96 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.88 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.20 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.83 #ff584d Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a7b2  rgb(0, 167, 178)  hsl(184, 100%, 35%)  Cadet Blue
#b20b00  rgb(178, 11, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b200a7  rgb(178, 0, 167)  hsl(304, 100%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a7b200  rgb(167, 178, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green