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#08AABA

#08aaba ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08aaba is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 66.67% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.7% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 185.39°, with 91.75% saturation and 38.04% 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 7.56.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3235

Complementary

  1. #08aaba
  2. #ba1808

Split complementary

  1. #08aaba
  2. #ba0851
  3. #ba7108

Analogous

  1. #08ba71
  2. #08aaba
  3. #0851ba

Triadic

  1. #08aaba
  2. #ba08aa
  3. #aaba08

Tetradic

  1. #08aaba
  2. #1808ba
  3. #ba1808
  4. #aaba08

Square

  1. #08aaba
  2. #7108ba
  3. #ba1808
  4. #51ba08

Monochromatic

  1. #022427
  2. #056771
  3. #08aaba
  4. #19e1f5
  5. #63ebf8

Shades

#08aaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08aaba
  2. #0799a7
  3. #068895
  4. #067782
  5. #056670
  6. #04555d
  7. #03444a
  8. #023338
  9. #022225
  10. #011113
  11. #000000

Tints

#08aaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08aaba
  2. #21b3c1
  3. #39bbc8
  4. #52c4cf
  5. #6bccd6
  6. #84d5dd
  7. #9cdde3
  8. #b5e6ea
  9. #ceeef1
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08aaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08aaba
  2. #14a6b4
  3. #20a2ae
  4. #2c9da9
  5. #3899a3
  6. #44959d
  7. #509197
  8. #5c8d91
  9. #68888c
  10. #748486
  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 #9aa3bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8594ba ≈ 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-08aaba {
  color: #08aaba;
}
Background
.bg-08aaba {
  background-color: #08aaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08aaba {
  border: 2px solid #08aaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08aaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 170 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08aaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08aaba, #0851ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08aaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 170 186 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.56 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.06 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.94 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.06 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.71 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.80 #f75545 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#08aaba  rgb(8, 170, 186)  hsl(185, 92%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#ba1808  rgb(186, 24, 8)  hsl(5, 92%, 38%)  Rufous
#ba08aa  rgb(186, 8, 170)  hsl(305, 92%, 38%)  Purpureus
#aaba08  rgb(170, 186, 8)  hsl(65, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green