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#00A7B5

#00a7b5 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a7b5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 184.64°, with 100% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.06.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3097

Complementary

  1. #00a7b5
  2. #b50e00

Split complementary

  1. #00a7b5
  2. #b5004d
  3. #b56800

Analogous

  1. #00b568
  2. #00a7b5
  3. #004db5

Triadic

  1. #00a7b5
  2. #b500a7
  3. #a7b500

Tetradic

  1. #00a7b5
  2. #0e00b5
  3. #b50e00
  4. #a7b500

Square

  1. #00a7b5
  2. #6800b5
  3. #b50e00
  4. #4db500

Monochromatic

  1. #001a1c
  2. #006068
  3. #00a7b5
  4. #02ebff
  5. #4ff1ff

Shades

#00a7b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a7b5
  2. #0096a3
  3. #008691
  4. #00757f
  5. #00646d
  6. #00545b
  7. #004348
  8. #003236
  9. #002124
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a7b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a7b5
  2. #1ab0bc
  3. #33b9c4
  4. #4dc1cb
  5. #66cad3
  6. #80d3da
  7. #99dce1
  8. #b3e5e9
  9. #ccedf0
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a7b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a7b5
  2. #0da3b0
  3. #1a9faa
  4. #269ba5
  5. #3397a0
  6. #40949b
  7. #4d9095
  8. #5a8c90
  9. #66888b
  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 #779ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a0b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8391b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a3b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679ab5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a7b5 {
  color: #00a7b5;
}
Background
.bg-00a7b5 {
  background-color: #00a7b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a7b5 {
  border: 2px solid #00a7b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a7b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 167 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a7b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a7b5, #004db5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a7b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 167 181 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.06 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.81 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.69 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.81 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.00 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.73 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.29 #ff584a Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a7b5  rgb(0, 167, 181)  hsl(185, 100%, 35%)  Cadet Blue
#b50e00  rgb(181, 14, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b500a7  rgb(181, 0, 167)  hsl(305, 100%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a7b500  rgb(167, 181, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green