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#00AAB9

#00aab9 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aab9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 8.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 184.86°, with 100% saturation and 36.27% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.5.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3225

Complementary

  1. #00aab9
  2. #b90f00

Split complementary

  1. #00aab9
  2. #b9004e
  3. #b96b00

Analogous

  1. #00b96b
  2. #00aab9
  3. #004eb9

Triadic

  1. #00aab9
  2. #b900aa
  3. #aab900

Tetradic

  1. #00aab9
  2. #0f00b9
  3. #b90f00
  4. #aab900

Square

  1. #00aab9
  2. #6b00b9
  3. #b90f00
  4. #4eb900

Monochromatic

  1. #001d20
  2. #00646c
  3. #00aab9
  4. #06ebff
  5. #53f1ff

Shades

#00aab9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aab9
  2. #0099a7
  3. #008894
  4. #007782
  5. #00666f
  6. #00555d
  7. #00444a
  8. #003338
  9. #002225
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aab9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aab9
  2. #1ab3c0
  3. #33bbc7
  4. #4dc4ce
  5. #66ccd5
  6. #80d5dc
  7. #99dde3
  8. #b3e6ea
  9. #cceef1
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aab9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aab9
  2. #0da6b3
  3. #1aa2ae
  4. #269da8
  5. #3399a2
  6. #40959d
  7. #4d9197
  8. #5a8d91
  9. #66888b
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8593b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa6ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aab9 {
  color: #00aab9;
}
Background
.bg-00aab9 {
  background-color: #00aab9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aab9 {
  border: 2px solid #00aab9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aab9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aab9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aab9, #004eb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aab9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 185 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.50 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.74 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.59 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.74 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.34 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.63 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.67 #ff5546 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00aab9  rgb(0, 170, 185)  hsl(185, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#b90f00  rgb(185, 15, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b900aa  rgb(185, 0, 170)  hsl(305, 100%, 36%)  Purpureus
#aab900  rgb(170, 185, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green