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#0CAABB

#0caabb ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0caabb is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.71% red, 66.67% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.58% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 185.83°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.67.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3242

Complementary

  1. #0caabb
  2. #bb1d0c

Split complementary

  1. #0caabb
  2. #bb0c52
  3. #bb750c

Analogous

  1. #0cbb75
  2. #0caabb
  3. #0c52bb

Triadic

  1. #0caabb
  2. #bb0caa
  3. #aabb0c

Tetradic

  1. #0caabb
  2. #1d0cbb
  3. #bb1d0c
  4. #aabb0c

Square

  1. #0caabb
  2. #750cbb
  3. #bb1d0c
  4. #52bb0c

Monochromatic

  1. #03272b
  2. #076973
  3. #0caabb
  4. #23ddf1
  5. #6be8f5

Shades

#0caabb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0caabb
  2. #0b99a8
  3. #0a8896
  4. #087783
  5. #076670
  6. #06555e
  7. #05444b
  8. #043338
  9. #022225
  10. #011113
  11. #000000

Tints

#0caabb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0caabb
  2. #24b3c2
  3. #3dbbc9
  4. #55c4cf
  5. #6dccd6
  6. #86d5dd
  7. #9edde4
  8. #b6e6eb
  9. #ceeef1
  10. #e7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0caabb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0caabb
  2. #18a6b5
  3. #23a2af
  4. #2f9da9
  5. #3a99a3
  6. #46959e
  7. #529198
  8. #5d8d92
  9. #69888c
  10. #748486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 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 #8594bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0caabb {
  color: #0caabb;
}
Background
.bg-0caabb {
  background-color: #0caabb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0caabb {
  border: 2px solid #0caabb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0caabb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 12 170 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0caabb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0caabb, #0c52bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0caabb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(12 170 187 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.80 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.27 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.49 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.43 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.98 #f35544 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#0caabb  rgb(12, 170, 187)  hsl(186, 88%, 39%)  Cadet Blue
#bb1d0c  rgb(187, 29, 12)  hsl(6, 88%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#bb0caa  rgb(187, 12, 170)  hsl(306, 88%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#aabb0c  rgb(170, 187, 12)  hsl(66, 88%, 39%)  Apple Green