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#00AABB

#00aabb ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aabb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 185.45°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.75.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3234

Complementary

  1. #00aabb
  2. #bb1100

Split complementary

  1. #00aabb
  2. #bb004d
  3. #bb6e00

Analogous

  1. #00bb6e
  2. #00aabb
  3. #004dbb

Triadic

  1. #00aabb
  2. #bb00aa
  3. #aabb00

Tetradic

  1. #00aabb
  2. #1100bb
  3. #bb1100
  4. #aabb00

Square

  1. #00aabb
  2. #6e00bb
  3. #bb1100
  4. #4dbb00

Monochromatic

  1. #001f22
  2. #00646f
  3. #00aabb
  4. #09e9ff
  5. #55f0ff

Shades

#00aabb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aabb
  2. #0099a8
  3. #008896
  4. #007783
  5. #006670
  6. #00555e
  7. #00444b
  8. #003338
  9. #002225
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aabb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aabb
  2. #1ab3c2
  3. #33bbc9
  4. #4dc4cf
  5. #66ccd6
  6. #80d5dd
  7. #99dde4
  8. #b3e6eb
  9. #cceef1
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aabb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aabb
  2. #0da6b5
  3. #1aa2af
  4. #269da9
  5. #3399a3
  6. #40959e
  7. #4d9198
  8. #5a8d92
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8593bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aabb {
  color: #00aabb;
}
Background
.bg-00aabb {
  background-color: #00aabb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aabb {
  border: 2px solid #00aabb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aabb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aabb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aabb, #004dbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aabb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 187 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.75 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.37 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.84 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.22 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.44 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.58 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.95 #ff5544 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00aabb  rgb(0, 170, 187)  hsl(185, 100%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#bb1100  rgb(187, 17, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bb00aa  rgb(187, 0, 170)  hsl(305, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#aabb00  rgb(170, 187, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green