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#00A8B4

#00a8b4 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8b4 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.88% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 184°, 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.313

Complementary

  1. #00a8b4
  2. #b40c00

Split complementary

  1. #00a8b4
  2. #b4004e
  3. #b46600

Analogous

  1. #00b466
  2. #00a8b4
  3. #004eb4

Triadic

  1. #00a8b4
  2. #b400a8
  3. #a8b400

Tetradic

  1. #00a8b4
  2. #0c00b4
  3. #b40c00
  4. #a8b400

Square

  1. #00a8b4
  2. #6600b4
  3. #b40c00
  4. #4eb400

Monochromatic

  1. #00191b
  2. #006167
  3. #00a8b4
  4. #01eeff
  5. #4ef3ff

Shades

#00a8b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8b4
  2. #0097a2
  3. #008690
  4. #00767e
  5. #00656c
  6. #00545a
  7. #004348
  8. #003236
  9. #002224
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8b4
  2. #1ab1bc
  3. #33b9c3
  4. #4dc2cb
  5. #66cbd2
  6. #80d4da
  7. #99dce1
  8. #b3e5e9
  9. #cceef0
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8b4
  2. #0da4af
  3. #1aa0aa
  4. #269ca4
  5. #33989f
  6. #40949a
  7. #4d9095
  8. #5a8c90
  9. #66888a
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a0b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8591b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a3b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689bb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8b4 {
  color: #00a8b4;
}
Background
.bg-00a8b4 {
  background-color: #00a8b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8b4 {
  border: 2px solid #00a8b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8b4, #004eb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 180 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.97 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.07 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.89 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.04 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.76 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.63 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.70 #ff574b Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a8b4  rgb(0, 168, 180)  hsl(184, 100%, 35%)  Cadet Blue
#b40c00  rgb(180, 12, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b400a8  rgb(180, 0, 168)  hsl(304, 100%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a8b400  rgb(168, 180, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green