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#0EA4AE

#0ea4ae ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0ea4ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.95% cyan, 5.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 183.75°, with 85.11% saturation and 36.86% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.33.

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Relative luminance0.297

Complementary

  1. #0ea4ae
  2. #ae180e

Split complementary

  1. #0ea4ae
  2. #ae0e54
  3. #ae680e

Analogous

  1. #0eae68
  2. #0ea4ae
  3. #0e54ae

Triadic

  1. #0ea4ae
  2. #ae0ea4
  3. #a4ae0e

Tetradic

  1. #0ea4ae
  2. #180eae
  3. #ae180e
  4. #a4ae0e

Square

  1. #0ea4ae
  2. #680eae
  3. #ae180e
  4. #54ae0e

Monochromatic

  1. #031f20
  2. #086167
  3. #0ea4ae
  4. #1ce0ed
  5. #63e9f2

Shades

#0ea4ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0ea4ae
  2. #0d949d
  3. #0b838b
  4. #0a737a
  5. #086268
  6. #075257
  7. #064246
  8. #043134
  9. #032123
  10. #011011
  11. #000000

Tints

#0ea4ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0ea4ae
  2. #26adb6
  3. #3eb6be
  4. #56bfc6
  5. #6ec8ce
  6. #87d2d7
  7. #9fdbdf
  8. #b7e4e7
  9. #cfedef
  10. #e7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0ea4ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0ea4ae
  2. #19a0a9
  3. #259da5
  4. #3099a0
  5. #3c969c
  6. #479297
  7. #528e92
  8. #5e8b8e
  9. #698789
  10. #758485
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969caf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828eaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a0ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6797ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0ea4ae {
  color: #0ea4ae;
}
Background
.bg-0ea4ae {
  background-color: #0ea4ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0ea4ae {
  border: 2px solid #0ea4ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0ea4ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 14 164 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 85% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0ea4ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0ea4ae, #0e54ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0ea4ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(14 164 174 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.33 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.17 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.81 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.38 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.29 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.62 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.97 #f15b51 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#0ea4ae  rgb(14, 164, 174)  hsl(184, 85%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#ae180e  rgb(174, 24, 14)  hsl(4, 85%, 37%)  Rufous
#ae0ea4  rgb(174, 14, 164)  hsl(304, 85%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#a4ae0e  rgb(164, 174, 14)  hsl(64, 85%, 37%)  Apple Green