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#00A9BC

#00a9bc ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 10.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 186.06°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.95.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3201

Complementary

  1. #00a9bc
  2. #bc1300

Split complementary

  1. #00a9bc
  2. #bc004b
  3. #bc7100

Analogous

  1. #00bc71
  2. #00a9bc
  3. #004bbc

Triadic

  1. #00a9bc
  2. #bc00a9
  3. #a9bc00

Tetradic

  1. #00a9bc
  2. #1300bc
  3. #bc1300
  4. #a9bc00

Square

  1. #00a9bc
  2. #7100bc
  3. #bc1300
  4. #4bbc00

Monochromatic

  1. #001f23
  2. #00646f
  3. #00a9bc
  4. #09e6ff
  5. #56eeff

Shades

#00a9bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9bc
  2. #0098a9
  3. #008796
  4. #007684
  5. #006571
  6. #00555e
  7. #00444b
  8. #003338
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9bc
  2. #1ab2c3
  3. #33bac9
  4. #4dc3d0
  5. #66cbd7
  6. #80d4de
  7. #99dde4
  8. #b3e5eb
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9bc
  2. #0da5b6
  3. #1aa1b0
  4. #269daa
  5. #3399a4
  6. #40959e
  7. #4d9098
  8. #5a8c92
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a2bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8393bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a5bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aeb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9bc {
  color: #00a9bc;
}
Background
.bg-00a9bc {
  background-color: #00a9bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9bc {
  border: 2px solid #00a9bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9bc, #004bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 188 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.95 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.15 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.11 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.14 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.21 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.57 #ff5643 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a9bc  rgb(0, 169, 188)  hsl(186, 100%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#bc1300  rgb(188, 19, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bc00a9  rgb(188, 0, 169)  hsl(306, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a9bc00  rgb(169, 188, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green