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#01ACBF

#01acbf ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#01acbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.48% cyan, 9.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 186°, with 98.96% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.29.

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Relative luminance0.3327

Complementary

  1. #01acbf
  2. #bf1401

Split complementary

  1. #01acbf
  2. #bf014d
  3. #bf7301

Analogous

  1. #01bf73
  2. #01acbf
  3. #014dbf

Triadic

  1. #01acbf
  2. #bf01ac
  3. #acbf01

Tetradic

  1. #01acbf
  2. #1401bf
  3. #bf1401
  4. #acbf01

Square

  1. #01acbf
  2. #7301bf
  3. #bf1401
  4. #4dbf01

Monochromatic

  1. #002327
  2. #016773
  3. #01acbf
  4. #0fe6fe
  5. #5beefe

Shades

#01acbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #01acbf
  2. #019bac
  3. #018a99
  4. #017886
  5. #016773
  6. #015660
  7. #00454c
  8. #003439
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#01acbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #01acbf
  2. #1ab4c5
  3. #34bdcc
  4. #4dc5d2
  5. #67cdd9
  6. #80d6df
  7. #99dee5
  8. #b3e6ec
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#01acbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #01acbf
  2. #0ea8b9
  3. #1aa3b2
  4. #279fac
  5. #349aa6
  6. #4196a0
  7. #4d9299
  8. #5a8d93
  9. #67898d
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ba3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba5c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8595bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba8c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699fbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-01acbf {
  color: #01acbf;
}
Background
.bg-01acbf {
  background-color: #01acbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-01acbf {
  border: 2px solid #01acbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #01acbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 172 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-01acbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #01acbf, #014dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-01acbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 172 191 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.29 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.83 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.86 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.58 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.13 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.80 #fe5340 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#01acbf  rgb(1, 172, 191)  hsl(186, 99%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#bf1401  rgb(191, 20, 1)  hsl(6, 99%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#bf01ac  rgb(191, 1, 172)  hsl(306, 99%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#acbf01  rgb(172, 191, 1)  hsl(66, 99%, 38%)  Apple Green