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#2BAABA

#2baaba ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2baaba is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 66.67% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.88% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 186.71°, with 62.45% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.3281

Complementary

  1. #2baaba
  2. #ba3b2b

Split complementary

  1. #2baaba
  2. #ba2b63
  3. #ba822b

Analogous

  1. #2bba82
  2. #2baaba
  3. #2b63ba

Triadic

  1. #2baaba
  2. #ba2baa
  3. #aaba2b

Tetradic

  1. #2baaba
  2. #3b2bba
  3. #ba3b2b
  4. #aaba2b

Square

  1. #2baaba
  2. #822bba
  3. #ba3b2b
  4. #63ba2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e383e
  2. #1d717c
  3. #2baaba
  4. #59cad9
  5. #97dee7

Shades

#2baaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2baaba
  2. #2799a7
  3. #228895
  4. #1e7782
  5. #1a6670
  6. #16555d
  7. #11444a
  8. #0d3338
  9. #092225
  10. #041113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2baaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2baaba
  2. #40b3c1
  3. #55bbc8
  4. #6bc4cf
  5. #80ccd6
  6. #95d5dd
  7. #aadde3
  8. #bfe6ea
  9. #d5eef1
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2baaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2baaba
  2. #34a6b4
  3. #3ca2ae
  4. #459da9
  5. #4d99a3
  6. #56959d
  7. #5e9197
  8. #678d91
  9. #6f888c
  10. #788486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba3bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8795ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da6bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2baaba {
  color: #2baaba;
}
Background
.bg-2baaba {
  background-color: #2baaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2baaba {
  border: 2px solid #2baaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2baaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 170 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2baaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2baaba, #2b63ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2baaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 170 186 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.06 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.17 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.83 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.28 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.46 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.97 #d45545 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2baaba  rgb(43, 170, 186)  hsl(187, 62%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#ba3b2b  rgb(186, 59, 43)  hsl(7, 62%, 45%)  Persian Red
#ba2baa  rgb(186, 43, 170)  hsl(307, 62%, 45%)  Purpureus
#aaba2b  rgb(170, 186, 43)  hsl(67, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green