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#00A7B4

#00a7b4 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a7b4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 7.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 184.33°, with 100% saturation and 35.29% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.96.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3093

Complementary

  1. #00a7b4
  2. #b40d00

Split complementary

  1. #00a7b4
  2. #b4004d
  3. #b46700

Analogous

  1. #00b467
  2. #00a7b4
  3. #004db4

Triadic

  1. #00a7b4
  2. #b400a7
  3. #a7b400

Tetradic

  1. #00a7b4
  2. #0d00b4
  3. #b40d00
  4. #a7b400

Square

  1. #00a7b4
  2. #6700b4
  3. #b40d00
  4. #4db400

Monochromatic

  1. #00191b
  2. #006067
  3. #00a7b4
  4. #01edff
  5. #4ef2ff

Shades

#00a7b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a7b4
  2. #0096a2
  3. #008690
  4. #00757e
  5. #00646c
  6. #00545a
  7. #004348
  8. #003236
  9. #002124
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a7b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a7b4
  2. #1ab0bc
  3. #33b9c3
  4. #4dc1cb
  5. #66cad2
  6. #80d3da
  7. #99dce1
  8. #b3e5e9
  9. #ccedf0
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a7b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a7b4
  2. #0da3af
  3. #1a9faa
  4. #269ba4
  5. #33979f
  6. #40949a
  7. #4d9095
  8. #5a8c90
  9. #66888a
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779ea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a0b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8391b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a3b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689ab4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a7b4 {
  color: #00a7b4;
}
Background
.bg-00a7b4 {
  background-color: #00a7b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a7b4 {
  border: 2px solid #00a7b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a7b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 167 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a7b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a7b4, #004db4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a7b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 167 180 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.96 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.52 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.35 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.52 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.29 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.55 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.12 #ff584b Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a7b4  rgb(0, 167, 180)  hsl(184, 100%, 35%)  Cadet Blue
#b40d00  rgb(180, 13, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b400a7  rgb(180, 0, 167)  hsl(304, 100%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a7b400  rgb(167, 180, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green