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#00AABA

#00aaba ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aaba is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.67% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 185.16°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3229

Complementary

  1. #00aaba
  2. #ba1000

Split complementary

  1. #00aaba
  2. #ba004d
  3. #ba6d00

Analogous

  1. #00ba6d
  2. #00aaba
  3. #004dba

Triadic

  1. #00aaba
  2. #ba00aa
  3. #aaba00

Tetradic

  1. #00aaba
  2. #1000ba
  3. #ba1000
  4. #aaba00

Square

  1. #00aaba
  2. #6d00ba
  3. #ba1000
  4. #4dba00

Monochromatic

  1. #001e21
  2. #00646d
  3. #00aaba
  4. #07eaff
  5. #54f0ff

Shades

#00aaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aaba
  2. #0099a7
  3. #008895
  4. #007782
  5. #006670
  6. #00555d
  7. #00444a
  8. #003338
  9. #002225
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aaba
  2. #1ab3c1
  3. #33bbc8
  4. #4dc4cf
  5. #66ccd6
  6. #80d5dd
  7. #99dde3
  8. #b3e6ea
  9. #cceef1
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aaba
  2. #0da6b4
  3. #1aa2ae
  4. #269da9
  5. #3399a3
  6. #40959d
  7. #4d9197
  8. #5a8d91
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8593ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa6bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aaba {
  color: #00aaba;
}
Background
.bg-00aaba {
  background-color: #00aaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aaba {
  border: 2px solid #00aaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aaba, #004dba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 186 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.62 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.05 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.90 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.09 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.09 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.79 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.82 #ff5545 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00aaba  rgb(0, 170, 186)  hsl(185, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#ba1000  rgb(186, 16, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#ba00aa  rgb(186, 0, 170)  hsl(305, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#aaba00  rgb(170, 186, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green