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#00AAB8

#00aab8 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aab8 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.67% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 7.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 184.57°, with 100% saturation and 36.08% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.39.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3221

Complementary

  1. #00aab8
  2. #b80e00

Split complementary

  1. #00aab8
  2. #b8004e
  3. #b86a00

Analogous

  1. #00b86a
  2. #00aab8
  3. #004eb8

Triadic

  1. #00aab8
  2. #b800aa
  3. #aab800

Tetradic

  1. #00aab8
  2. #0e00b8
  3. #b80e00
  4. #aab800

Square

  1. #00aab8
  2. #6a00b8
  3. #b80e00
  4. #4eb800

Monochromatic

  1. #001d1f
  2. #00636c
  3. #00aab8
  4. #06ecff
  5. #52f2ff

Shades

#00aab8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aab8
  2. #0099a6
  3. #008893
  4. #007781
  5. #00666e
  6. #00555c
  7. #00444a
  8. #003337
  9. #002225
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aab8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aab8
  2. #1ab3bf
  3. #33bbc6
  4. #4dc4cd
  5. #66ccd4
  6. #80d5dc
  7. #99dde3
  8. #b3e6ea
  9. #cceef1
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aab8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aab8
  2. #0da6b2
  3. #1aa2ad
  4. #269da7
  5. #3399a2
  6. #40959c
  7. #4d9196
  8. #5a8d91
  9. #66888b
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa2b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8693b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa6b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699db8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aab8 {
  color: #00aab8;
}
Background
.bg-00aab8 {
  background-color: #00aab8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aab8 {
  border: 2px solid #00aab8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aab8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aab8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aab8, #004eb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aab8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 184 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.39 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.42 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.28 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.39 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.60 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.49 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.49 #ff5547 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00aab8  rgb(0, 170, 184)  hsl(185, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#b80e00  rgb(184, 14, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b800aa  rgb(184, 0, 170)  hsl(305, 100%, 36%)  Purpureus
#aab800  rgb(170, 184, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green