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#2EAABA

#2eaaba ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eaaba is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 66.67% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.27% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 186.86°, with 60.34% 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.

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Relative luminance0.3288

Complementary

  1. #2eaaba
  2. #ba3e2e

Split complementary

  1. #2eaaba
  2. #ba2e64
  3. #ba842e

Analogous

  1. #2eba84
  2. #2eaaba
  3. #2e64ba

Triadic

  1. #2eaaba
  2. #ba2eaa
  3. #aaba2e

Tetradic

  1. #2eaaba
  2. #3e2eba
  3. #ba3e2e
  4. #aaba2e

Square

  1. #2eaaba
  2. #842eba
  3. #ba3e2e
  4. #64ba2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103a3f
  2. #1f727d
  3. #2eaaba
  4. #5dc9d7
  5. #9bdee6

Shades

#2eaaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eaaba
  2. #2999a7
  3. #258895
  4. #207782
  5. #1c6670
  6. #17555d
  7. #12444a
  8. #0e3338
  9. #092225
  10. #051113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eaaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eaaba
  2. #43b3c1
  3. #58bbc8
  4. #6dc4cf
  5. #82ccd6
  6. #97d5dd
  7. #abdde3
  8. #c0e6ea
  9. #d5eef1
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eaaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eaaba
  2. #36a6b4
  3. #3ea2ae
  4. #479da9
  5. #4f99a3
  6. #57959d
  7. #5f9197
  8. #678d91
  9. #70888c
  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 #7ea1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba3bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8795ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea6bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eaaba {
  color: #2eaaba;
}
Background
.bg-2eaaba {
  background-color: #2eaaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eaaba {
  border: 2px solid #2eaaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eaaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 170 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eaaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eaaba, #2e64ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eaaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 170 186 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.00 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.20 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.81 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.34 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.67 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.00 #d15545 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2eaaba  rgb(46, 170, 186)  hsl(187, 60%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#ba3e2e  rgb(186, 62, 46)  hsl(7, 60%, 45%)  Persian Red
#ba2eaa  rgb(186, 46, 170)  hsl(307, 60%, 45%)  Purpureus
#aaba2e  rgb(170, 186, 46)  hsl(67, 60%, 45%)  Apple Green