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#01ACBE

#01acbe ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#01acbe is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 67.45% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.47% cyan, 9.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 185.71°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.14.

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Relative luminance0.3323

Complementary

  1. #01acbe
  2. #be1301

Split complementary

  1. #01acbe
  2. #be014e
  3. #be7101

Analogous

  1. #01be71
  2. #01acbe
  3. #014ebe

Triadic

  1. #01acbe
  2. #be01ac
  3. #acbe01

Tetradic

  1. #01acbe
  2. #1301be
  3. #be1301
  4. #acbe01

Square

  1. #01acbe
  2. #7101be
  3. #be1301
  4. #4ebe01

Monochromatic

  1. #002226
  2. #016772
  3. #01acbe
  4. #0ee7fe
  5. #5aeefe

Shades

#01acbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #01acbe
  2. #019bab
  3. #018a98
  4. #017885
  5. #016772
  6. #01565f
  7. #00454c
  8. #003439
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#01acbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #01acbe
  2. #1ab4c5
  3. #34bdcb
  4. #4dc5d2
  5. #67cdd8
  6. #80d6df
  7. #99dee5
  8. #b3e6ec
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#01acbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #01acbe
  2. #0ea8b8
  3. #1aa3b2
  4. #279fab
  5. #349aa5
  6. #41969f
  7. #4d9299
  8. #5a8d93
  9. #67898c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ba3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba5bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8695be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba8bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-01acbe {
  color: #01acbe;
}
Background
.bg-01acbe {
  background-color: #01acbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-01acbe {
  border: 2px solid #01acbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #01acbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 172 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-01acbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #01acbe, #014ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-01acbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 172 190 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.14 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.50 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.07 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.26 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.65 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.35 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.61 #fe5341 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#01acbe  rgb(1, 172, 190)  hsl(186, 99%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#be1301  rgb(190, 19, 1)  hsl(6, 99%, 37%)  Venetian Red
#be01ac  rgb(190, 1, 172)  hsl(306, 99%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#acbe01  rgb(172, 190, 1)  hsl(66, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green