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#00A8B7

#00a8b7 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8b7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 8.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 184.92°, with 100% saturation and 35.88% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.27.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3142

Complementary

  1. #00a8b7
  2. #b70f00

Split complementary

  1. #00a8b7
  2. #b7004c
  3. #b76a00

Analogous

  1. #00b76a
  2. #00a8b7
  3. #004cb7

Triadic

  1. #00a8b7
  2. #b700a8
  3. #a8b700

Tetradic

  1. #00a8b7
  2. #0f00b7
  3. #b70f00
  4. #a8b700

Square

  1. #00a8b7
  2. #6a00b7
  3. #b70f00
  4. #4cb700

Monochromatic

  1. #001c1e
  2. #00626a
  3. #00a8b7
  4. #04eaff
  5. #51f1ff

Shades

#00a8b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8b7
  2. #0097a5
  3. #008692
  4. #007680
  5. #00656e
  6. #00545c
  7. #004349
  8. #003237
  9. #002225
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8b7
  2. #1ab1be
  3. #33b9c5
  4. #4dc2cd
  5. #66cbd4
  6. #80d4db
  7. #99dce2
  8. #b3e5e9
  9. #cceef1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8b7
  2. #0da4b2
  3. #1aa0ac
  4. #269ca7
  5. #3398a1
  6. #40949c
  7. #4d9096
  8. #5a8c91
  9. #66888b
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789fa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a1b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8492b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a4b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689bb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8b7 {
  color: #00a8b7;
}
Background
.bg-00a8b7 {
  background-color: #00a8b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8b7 {
  border: 2px solid #00a8b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8b7, #004cb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 183 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.27 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.98 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.92 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.93 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.08 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.17 #ff5748 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a8b7  rgb(0, 168, 183)  hsl(185, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#b70f00  rgb(183, 15, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b700a8  rgb(183, 0, 168)  hsl(305, 100%, 36%)  Purpureus
#a8b700  rgb(168, 183, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green