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#00AABD

#00aabd ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aabd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 10.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 186.03°, with 100% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3242

Complementary

  1. #00aabd
  2. #bd1300

Split complementary

  1. #00aabd
  2. #bd004c
  3. #bd7100

Analogous

  1. #00bd71
  2. #00aabd
  3. #004cbd

Triadic

  1. #00aabd
  2. #bd00aa
  3. #aabd00

Tetradic

  1. #00aabd
  2. #1300bd
  3. #bd1300
  4. #aabd00

Square

  1. #00aabd
  2. #7100bd
  3. #bd1300
  4. #4cbd00

Monochromatic

  1. #002024
  2. #006571
  3. #00aabd
  4. #0be6ff
  5. #57eeff

Shades

#00aabd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aabd
  2. #0099aa
  3. #008897
  4. #007784
  5. #006671
  6. #00555f
  7. #00444c
  8. #003339
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aabd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aabd
  2. #1ab3c4
  3. #33bbca
  4. #4dc4d1
  5. #66ccd7
  6. #80d5de
  7. #99dde5
  8. #b3e6eb
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aabd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aabd
  2. #0da6b7
  3. #1aa2b1
  4. #269dab
  5. #3399a5
  6. #40959f
  7. #4d9198
  8. #5a8d92
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a3be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8494bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a6be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689dbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aabd {
  color: #00aabd;
}
Background
.bg-00aabd {
  background-color: #00aabd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aabd {
  border: 2px solid #00aabd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aabd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aabd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aabd, #004cbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aabd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 189 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.06 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.38 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.01 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.85 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.13 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.13 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.31 #ff5542 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00aabd  rgb(0, 170, 189)  hsl(186, 100%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#bd1300  rgb(189, 19, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bd00aa  rgb(189, 0, 170)  hsl(306, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#aabd00  rgb(170, 189, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green