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#00AEC2

#00aec2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aec2 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 186.19°, with 100% saturation and 38.04% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.72.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3417

Complementary

  1. #00aec2
  2. #c21400

Split complementary

  1. #00aec2
  2. #c2004d
  3. #c27500

Analogous

  1. #00c275
  2. #00aec2
  3. #004dc2

Triadic

  1. #00aec2
  2. #c200ae
  3. #aec200

Tetradic

  1. #00aec2
  2. #1400c2
  3. #c21400
  4. #aec200

Square

  1. #00aec2
  2. #7500c2
  3. #c21400
  4. #4dc200

Monochromatic

  1. #002529
  2. #006976
  3. #00aec2
  4. #10e6ff
  5. #5ceeff

Shades

#00aec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aec2
  2. #009daf
  3. #008b9b
  4. #007a88
  5. #006874
  6. #005761
  7. #00464e
  8. #00343a
  9. #002327
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aec2
  2. #1ab6c8
  3. #33bece
  4. #4dc6d4
  5. #66ceda
  6. #80d7e1
  7. #99dfe7
  8. #b3e7ed
  9. #cceff3
  10. #e6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aec2
  2. #0da9bb
  3. #1aa5b5
  4. #26a0ae
  5. #339ca8
  6. #4097a1
  7. #4d929a
  8. #5a8e94
  9. #66898d
  10. #738587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da7c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8797c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7caac3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6aa1c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aec2 {
  color: #00aec2;
}
Background
.bg-00aec2 {
  background-color: #00aec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aec2 {
  border: 2px solid #00aec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aec2, #004dc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 194 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.72 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.01 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.15 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.66 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.97 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.50 #ff513d Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00aec2  rgb(0, 174, 194)  hsl(186, 100%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#c21400  rgb(194, 20, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#c200ae  rgb(194, 0, 174)  hsl(306, 100%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#aec200  rgb(174, 194, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 38%)  Apple Green