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#00A1AA

#00a1aa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a1aa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.14% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 183.18°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.35.

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Relative luminance0.2839

Complementary

  1. #00a1aa
  2. #aa0900

Split complementary

  1. #00a1aa
  2. #aa004c
  3. #aa5e00

Analogous

  1. #00aa5e
  2. #00a1aa
  3. #004caa

Triadic

  1. #00a1aa
  2. #aa00a1
  3. #a1aa00

Tetradic

  1. #00a1aa
  2. #0900aa
  3. #aa0900
  4. #a1aa00

Square

  1. #00a1aa
  2. #5e00aa
  3. #aa0900
  4. #4caa00

Monochromatic

  1. #001314
  2. #00595d
  3. #00a1aa
  4. #00e9f6
  5. #44f5ff

Shades

#00a1aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a1aa
  2. #009199
  3. #008188
  4. #007177
  5. #006166
  6. #005155
  7. #004044
  8. #003033
  9. #002022
  10. #001011
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a1aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a1aa
  2. #1aaab3
  3. #33b4bb
  4. #4dbdc4
  5. #66c7cc
  6. #80d0d5
  7. #99d9dd
  8. #b3e3e6
  9. #ccecee
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a1aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a1aa
  2. #0d9ea6
  3. #1a9aa2
  4. #26979d
  5. #339499
  6. #409195
  7. #4d8d91
  8. #5a8a8d
  9. #668788
  10. #738384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73989c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9399ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #749caa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6594aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a1aa {
  color: #00a1aa;
}
Background
.bg-00a1aa {
  background-color: #00a1aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a1aa {
  border: 2px solid #00a1aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a1aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 161 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a1aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a1aa, #004caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a1aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 161 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.35 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.59 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.01 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.24 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.85 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.62 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.60 #ff5e55 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a1aa  rgb(0, 161, 170)  hsl(183, 100%, 33%)  Cadet Blue
#aa0900  rgb(170, 9, 0)  hsl(3, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#aa00a1  rgb(170, 0, 161)  hsl(303, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a1aa00  rgb(161, 170, 0)  hsl(63, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green