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#2EAABE

#2eaabe ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eaabe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.79% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 188.33°, with 61.02% saturation and 46.27% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.78.

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Relative luminance0.3305

Complementary

  1. #2eaabe
  2. #be422e

Split complementary

  1. #2eaabe
  2. #be2e62
  3. #be8a2e

Analogous

  1. #2ebe8a
  2. #2eaabe
  3. #2e62be

Triadic

  1. #2eaabe
  2. #be2eaa
  3. #aabe2e

Tetradic

  1. #2eaabe
  2. #422ebe
  3. #be422e
  4. #aabe2e

Square

  1. #2eaabe
  2. #8a2ebe
  3. #be422e
  4. #62be2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103c43
  2. #1f7380
  3. #2eaabe
  4. #60c8d9
  5. #9edde7

Shades

#2eaabe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eaabe
  2. #2999ab
  3. #258898
  4. #207785
  5. #1c6672
  6. #17555f
  7. #12444c
  8. #0e3339
  9. #092226
  10. #051113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eaabe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eaabe
  2. #43b3c5
  3. #58bbcb
  4. #6dc4d2
  5. #82ccd8
  6. #97d5df
  7. #abdde5
  8. #c0e6ec
  9. #d5eef2
  10. #eaf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eaabe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eaabe
  2. #36a6b8
  3. #3ea2b2
  4. #479dab
  5. #4f99a5
  6. #57959f
  7. #5f9199
  8. #678d93
  9. #70888c
  10. #788486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8695be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9ebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eaabe {
  color: #2eaabe;
}
Background
.bg-2eaabe {
  background-color: #2eaabe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eaabe {
  border: 2px solid #2eaabe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eaabe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 170 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eaabe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eaabe, #2e62be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eaabe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 170 190 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.78 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.95 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.71 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.56 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.65 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.95 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.78 #d15541 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2eaabe  rgb(46, 170, 190)  hsl(188, 61%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#be422e  rgb(190, 66, 46)  hsl(8, 61%, 46%)  Persian Red
#be2eaa  rgb(190, 46, 170)  hsl(308, 61%, 46%)  Purpureus
#aabe2e  rgb(170, 190, 46)  hsl(68, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green