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#00A9BA

#00a9ba ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9ba is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.27% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 9.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 185.48°, 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.64.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3192

Complementary

  1. #00a9ba
  2. #ba1100

Split complementary

  1. #00a9ba
  2. #ba004c
  3. #ba6e00

Analogous

  1. #00ba6e
  2. #00a9ba
  3. #004cba

Triadic

  1. #00a9ba
  2. #ba00a9
  3. #a9ba00

Tetradic

  1. #00a9ba
  2. #1100ba
  3. #ba1100
  4. #a9ba00

Square

  1. #00a9ba
  2. #6e00ba
  3. #ba1100
  4. #4cba00

Monochromatic

  1. #001e21
  2. #00636d
  3. #00a9ba
  4. #07e8ff
  5. #54efff

Shades

#00a9ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9ba
  2. #0098a7
  3. #008795
  4. #007682
  5. #006570
  6. #00555d
  7. #00444a
  8. #003338
  9. #002225
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9ba
  2. #1ab2c1
  3. #33bac8
  4. #4dc3cf
  5. #66cbd6
  6. #80d4dd
  7. #99dde3
  8. #b3e5ea
  9. #cceef1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9ba
  2. #0da5b4
  3. #1aa1ae
  4. #269da9
  5. #3399a3
  6. #40959d
  7. #4d9097
  8. #5a8c91
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a2bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8493ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a5bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aeb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9ba {
  color: #00a9ba;
}
Background
.bg-00a9ba {
  background-color: #00a9ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9ba {
  border: 2px solid #00a9ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9ba, #004cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 186 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.64 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.48 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.62 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.37 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.59 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.22 #ff5645 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a9ba  rgb(0, 169, 186)  hsl(185, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#ba1100  rgb(186, 17, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#ba00a9  rgb(186, 0, 169)  hsl(305, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#a9ba00  rgb(169, 186, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green