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#00A8BA

#00a8ba ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 9.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 185.81°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.69.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3155

Complementary

  1. #00a8ba
  2. #ba1200

Split complementary

  1. #00a8ba
  2. #ba004b
  3. #ba6f00

Analogous

  1. #00ba6f
  2. #00a8ba
  3. #004bba

Triadic

  1. #00a8ba
  2. #ba00a8
  3. #a8ba00

Tetradic

  1. #00a8ba
  2. #1200ba
  3. #ba1200
  4. #a8ba00

Square

  1. #00a8ba
  2. #6f00ba
  3. #ba1200
  4. #4bba00

Monochromatic

  1. #001e21
  2. #00636d
  3. #00a8ba
  4. #07e7ff
  5. #54eeff

Shades

#00a8ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8ba
  2. #0097a7
  3. #008695
  4. #007682
  5. #006570
  6. #00545d
  7. #00434a
  8. #003238
  9. #002225
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8ba
  2. #1ab1c1
  3. #33b9c8
  4. #4dc2cf
  5. #66cbd6
  6. #80d4dd
  7. #99dce3
  8. #b3e5ea
  9. #cceef1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8ba
  2. #0da4b4
  3. #1aa0ae
  4. #269ca9
  5. #3398a3
  6. #40949d
  7. #4d9097
  8. #5a8c91
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a1bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8292ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a4bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8ba {
  color: #00a8ba;
}
Background
.bg-00a8ba {
  background-color: #00a8ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8ba {
  border: 2px solid #00a8ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8ba, #004bba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 186 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.69 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.15 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.91 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.84 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.38 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.65 #ff5745 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a8ba  rgb(0, 168, 186)  hsl(186, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#ba1200  rgb(186, 18, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#ba00a8  rgb(186, 0, 168)  hsl(306, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#a8ba00  rgb(168, 186, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green