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#0EA4AC

#0ea4ac ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0ea4ac is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 5.49% red, 64.31% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.86% cyan, 4.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 183.04°, with 84.95% saturation and 36.47% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.2962

Complementary

  1. #0ea4ac
  2. #ac160e

Split complementary

  1. #0ea4ac
  2. #ac0e55
  3. #ac650e

Analogous

  1. #0eac65
  2. #0ea4ac
  3. #0e55ac

Triadic

  1. #0ea4ac
  2. #ac0ea4
  3. #a4ac0e

Tetradic

  1. #0ea4ac
  2. #160eac
  3. #ac160e
  4. #a4ac0e

Square

  1. #0ea4ac
  2. #650eac
  3. #ac160e
  4. #55ac0e

Monochromatic

  1. #021d1f
  2. #086165
  3. #0ea4ac
  4. #1ae2ec
  5. #61ebf2

Shades

#0ea4ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0ea4ac
  2. #0d949b
  3. #0b838a
  4. #0a7378
  5. #086267
  6. #075256
  7. #064245
  8. #043134
  9. #032122
  10. #011011
  11. #000000

Tints

#0ea4ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0ea4ac
  2. #26adb4
  3. #3eb6bd
  4. #56bfc5
  5. #6ec8cd
  6. #87d2d6
  7. #9fdbde
  8. #b7e4e6
  9. #cfedee
  10. #e7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0ea4ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0ea4ac
  2. #19a0a8
  3. #259da3
  4. #30999f
  5. #3c969a
  6. #479296
  7. #528e92
  8. #5e8b8d
  9. #698789
  10. #758484
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838ead ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6897ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0ea4ac {
  color: #0ea4ac;
}
Background
.bg-0ea4ac {
  background-color: #0ea4ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0ea4ac {
  border: 2px solid #0ea4ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0ea4ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 14 164 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 85% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0ea4ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0ea4ac, #0e55ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0ea4ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(14 164 172 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.26 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.67 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.17 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.90 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.97 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.28 #f15b53 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#0ea4ac  rgb(14, 164, 172)  hsl(183, 85%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#ac160e  rgb(172, 22, 14)  hsl(3, 85%, 36%)  Rufous
#ac0ea4  rgb(172, 14, 164)  hsl(303, 85%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#a4ac0e  rgb(164, 172, 14)  hsl(63, 85%, 36%)  Apple Green