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#08ACBC

#08acbc ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08acbc is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 67.45% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 8.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 185.33°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.82.

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Relative luminance0.3319

Complementary

  1. #08acbc
  2. #bc1808

Split complementary

  1. #08acbc
  2. #bc0852
  3. #bc7208

Analogous

  1. #08bc72
  2. #08acbc
  3. #0852bc

Triadic

  1. #08acbc
  2. #bc08ac
  3. #acbc08

Tetradic

  1. #08acbc
  2. #1808bc
  3. #bc1808
  4. #acbc08

Square

  1. #08acbc
  2. #7208bc
  3. #bc1808
  4. #52bc08

Monochromatic

  1. #022629
  2. #056973
  3. #08acbc
  4. #1be2f5
  5. #65ebf8

Shades

#08acbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08acbc
  2. #079ba9
  3. #068a96
  4. #067884
  5. #056771
  6. #04565e
  7. #03454b
  8. #023438
  9. #022226
  10. #011113
  11. #000000

Tints

#08acbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08acbc
  2. #21b4c3
  3. #39bdc9
  4. #52c5d0
  5. #6bcdd7
  6. #84d6de
  7. #9cdee4
  8. #b5e6eb
  9. #ceeef2
  10. #e6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08acbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08acbc
  2. #14a8b6
  3. #20a3b0
  4. #2c9faa
  5. #389aa4
  6. #44969e
  7. #509298
  8. #5c8d92
  9. #68898c
  10. #748486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca5bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8795bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca8bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b9fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08acbc {
  color: #08acbc;
}
Background
.bg-08acbc {
  background-color: #08acbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08acbc {
  border: 2px solid #08acbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08acbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 172 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08acbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08acbc, #0852bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08acbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 172 188 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.82 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.86 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.64 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.97 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.50 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.27 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.38 #f75343 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#08acbc  rgb(8, 172, 188)  hsl(185, 92%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#bc1808  rgb(188, 24, 8)  hsl(5, 92%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#bc08ac  rgb(188, 8, 172)  hsl(305, 92%, 38%)  Purpureus
#acbc08  rgb(172, 188, 8)  hsl(65, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green