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#0EAEC2

#0eaec2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0eaec2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 5.49% red, 68.24% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.78% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 186.67°, with 86.54% saturation and 40.78% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.65.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3426

Complementary

  1. #0eaec2
  2. #c2220e

Split complementary

  1. #0eaec2
  2. #c20e54
  3. #c27c0e

Analogous

  1. #0ec27c
  2. #0eaec2
  3. #0e54c2

Triadic

  1. #0eaec2
  2. #c20eae
  3. #aec20e

Tetradic

  1. #0eaec2
  2. #220ec2
  3. #c2220e
  4. #aec20e

Square

  1. #0eaec2
  2. #7c0ec2
  3. #c2220e
  4. #54c20e

Monochromatic

  1. #042e33
  2. #096e7b
  3. #0eaec2
  4. #2ddaf0
  5. #74e7f5

Shades

#0eaec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0eaec2
  2. #0d9daf
  3. #0b8b9b
  4. #0a7a88
  5. #086874
  6. #075761
  7. #06464e
  8. #04343a
  9. #032327
  10. #011113
  11. #000000

Tints

#0eaec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0eaec2
  2. #26b6c8
  3. #3ebece
  4. #56c6d4
  5. #6eceda
  6. #87d7e1
  7. #9fdfe7
  8. #b7e7ed
  9. #cfeff3
  10. #e7f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0eaec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0eaec2
  2. #19a9bb
  3. #25a5b5
  4. #30a0ae
  5. #3c9ca8
  6. #4797a1
  7. #52929a
  8. #5e8e94
  9. #69898d
  10. #758587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da7c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8797c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7caac3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ba1c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0eaec2 {
  color: #0eaec2;
}
Background
.bg-0eaec2 {
  background-color: #0eaec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0eaec2 {
  border: 2px solid #0eaec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0eaec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 14 174 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 87% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0eaec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0eaec2, #0e54c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0eaec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(14 174 194 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.65 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.03 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.11 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.79 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.31 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.54 #f1513d Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#0eaec2  rgb(14, 174, 194)  hsl(187, 87%, 41%)  Cadet Blue
#c2220e  rgb(194, 34, 14)  hsl(7, 87%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#c20eae  rgb(194, 14, 174)  hsl(307, 87%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#aec20e  rgb(174, 194, 14)  hsl(67, 87%, 41%)  Apple Green