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#0BAABA

#0baaba ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0baaba is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.31% red, 66.67% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.09% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 185.49°, with 88.83% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.53.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3237

Complementary

  1. #0baaba
  2. #ba1b0b

Split complementary

  1. #0baaba
  2. #ba0b52
  3. #ba730b

Analogous

  1. #0bba73
  2. #0baaba
  3. #0b52ba

Triadic

  1. #0baaba
  2. #ba0baa
  3. #aaba0b

Tetradic

  1. #0baaba
  2. #1b0bba
  3. #ba1b0b
  4. #aaba0b

Square

  1. #0baaba
  2. #730bba
  3. #ba1b0b
  4. #52ba0b

Monochromatic

  1. #02262a
  2. #076872
  3. #0baaba
  4. #20dff2
  5. #68e9f6

Shades

#0baaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0baaba
  2. #0a99a7
  3. #098895
  4. #087782
  5. #076670
  6. #06555d
  7. #04444a
  8. #033338
  9. #022225
  10. #011113
  11. #000000

Tints

#0baaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0baaba
  2. #23b3c1
  3. #3cbbc8
  4. #54c4cf
  5. #6dccd6
  6. #85d5dd
  7. #9ddde3
  8. #b6e6ea
  9. #ceeef1
  10. #e7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0baaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0baaba
  2. #17a6b4
  3. #22a2ae
  4. #2e9da9
  5. #3a99a3
  6. #46959d
  7. #519197
  8. #5d8d91
  9. #69888c
  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-0baaba {
  color: #0baaba;
}
Background
.bg-0baaba {
  background-color: #0baaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0baaba {
  border: 2px solid #0baaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0baaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 11 170 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0baaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0baaba, #0b52ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0baaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(11 170 186 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.53 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.06 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.95 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.04 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.13 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.68 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.81 #f45545 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#0baaba  rgb(11, 170, 186)  hsl(185, 89%, 39%)  Cadet Blue
#ba1b0b  rgb(186, 27, 11)  hsl(5, 89%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#ba0baa  rgb(186, 11, 170)  hsl(305, 89%, 39%)  Purpureus
#aaba0b  rgb(170, 186, 11)  hsl(65, 89%, 39%)  Apple Green