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#00A7B8

#00a7b8 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a7b8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 9.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 185.54°, with 100% saturation and 36.08% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.44.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.311

Complementary

  1. #00a7b8
  2. #b81100

Split complementary

  1. #00a7b8
  2. #b8004b
  3. #b86d00

Analogous

  1. #00b86d
  2. #00a7b8
  3. #004bb8

Triadic

  1. #00a7b8
  2. #b800a7
  3. #a7b800

Tetradic

  1. #00a7b8
  2. #1100b8
  3. #b81100
  4. #a7b800

Square

  1. #00a7b8
  2. #6d00b8
  3. #b81100
  4. #4bb800

Monochromatic

  1. #001c1f
  2. #00626c
  3. #00a7b8
  4. #06e8ff
  5. #52efff

Shades

#00a7b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a7b8
  2. #0096a6
  3. #008693
  4. #007581
  5. #00646e
  6. #00545c
  7. #00434a
  8. #003237
  9. #002125
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a7b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a7b8
  2. #1ab0bf
  3. #33b9c6
  4. #4dc1cd
  5. #66cad4
  6. #80d3dc
  7. #99dce3
  8. #b3e5ea
  9. #ccedf1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a7b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a7b8
  2. #0da3b2
  3. #1a9fad
  4. #269ba7
  5. #3397a2
  6. #40949c
  7. #4d9096
  8. #5a8c91
  9. #66888b
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a0b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8291b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a3b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #669ab8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a7b8 {
  color: #00a7b8;
}
Background
.bg-00a7b8 {
  background-color: #00a7b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a7b8 {
  border: 2px solid #00a7b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a7b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 167 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a7b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a7b8, #004bb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a7b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 167 184 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.44 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.19 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.73 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.71 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.63 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.34 #ff5847 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a7b8  rgb(0, 167, 184)  hsl(186, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#b81100  rgb(184, 17, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b800a7  rgb(184, 0, 167)  hsl(306, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#a7b800  rgb(167, 184, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green