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#2CAABC

#2caabc ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caabc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 66.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.6% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 187.5°, with 62.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.4.

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Relative luminance0.3292

Complementary

  1. #2caabc
  2. #bc3e2c

Split complementary

  1. #2caabc
  2. #bc2c62
  3. #bc862c

Analogous

  1. #2cbc86
  2. #2caabc
  3. #2c62bc

Triadic

  1. #2caabc
  2. #bc2caa
  3. #aabc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2caabc
  2. #3e2cbc
  3. #bc3e2c
  4. #aabc2c

Square

  1. #2caabc
  2. #862cbc
  3. #bc3e2c
  4. #62bc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3a40
  2. #1d727e
  3. #2caabc
  4. #5cc9d9
  5. #9adee7

Shades

#2caabc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caabc
  2. #2899a9
  3. #238896
  4. #1f7784
  5. #1a6671
  6. #16555e
  7. #12444b
  8. #0d3338
  9. #092226
  10. #041113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caabc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caabc
  2. #41b3c3
  3. #56bbc9
  4. #6bc4d0
  5. #80ccd7
  6. #96d5de
  7. #abdde4
  8. #c0e6eb
  9. #d5eef2
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caabc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caabc
  2. #34a6b6
  3. #3da2b0
  4. #459daa
  5. #4e99a4
  6. #56959e
  7. #5e9198
  8. #678d92
  9. #6f888c
  10. #788486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8795bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da6bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caabc {
  color: #2caabc;
}
Background
.bg-2caabc {
  background-color: #2caabc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caabc {
  border: 2px solid #2caabc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caabc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 170 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caabc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caabc, #2c62bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caabc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 170 188 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.37 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.86 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.27 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.95 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.20 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.35 #d35543 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2caabc  rgb(44, 170, 188)  hsl(188, 62%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#bc3e2c  rgb(188, 62, 44)  hsl(8, 62%, 45%)  Persian Red
#bc2caa  rgb(188, 44, 170)  hsl(308, 62%, 45%)  Purpureus
#aabc2c  rgb(170, 188, 44)  hsl(68, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green