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#01ACBD

#01acbd ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#01acbd is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 67.45% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.47% cyan, 8.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 185.43°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3319

Complementary

  1. #01acbd
  2. #bd1201

Split complementary

  1. #01acbd
  2. #bd014e
  3. #bd7001

Analogous

  1. #01bd70
  2. #01acbd
  3. #014ebd

Triadic

  1. #01acbd
  2. #bd01ac
  3. #acbd01

Tetradic

  1. #01acbd
  2. #1201bd
  3. #bd1201
  4. #acbd01

Square

  1. #01acbd
  2. #7001bd
  3. #bd1201
  4. #4ebd01

Monochromatic

  1. #002125
  2. #016771
  3. #01acbd
  4. #0de8fe
  5. #59effe

Shades

#01acbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #01acbd
  2. #019baa
  3. #018a97
  4. #017884
  5. #016771
  6. #01565f
  7. #00454c
  8. #003439
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#01acbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #01acbd
  2. #1ab4c4
  3. #34bdca
  4. #4dc5d1
  5. #67cdd7
  6. #80d6de
  7. #99dee5
  8. #b3e6eb
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#01acbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #01acbd
  2. #0ea8b7
  3. #1aa3b1
  4. #279fab
  5. #349aa5
  6. #41969f
  7. #4d9298
  8. #5a8d92
  9. #67898c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ba3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba5be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8695bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba8be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-01acbd {
  color: #01acbd;
}
Background
.bg-01acbd {
  background-color: #01acbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-01acbd {
  border: 2px solid #01acbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #01acbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 172 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-01acbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #01acbd, #014ebd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-01acbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 172 189 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.00 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.18 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.93 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.29 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.30 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.57 #fe5342 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#01acbd  rgb(1, 172, 189)  hsl(185, 99%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#bd1201  rgb(189, 18, 1)  hsl(5, 99%, 37%)  Rufous
#bd01ac  rgb(189, 1, 172)  hsl(305, 99%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#acbd01  rgb(172, 189, 1)  hsl(65, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green