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#0FA5AE

#0fa5ae ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0fa5ae is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 5.88% red, 64.71% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.38% cyan, 5.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 183.4°, with 84.13% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.3007

Complementary

  1. #0fa5ae
  2. #ae180f

Split complementary

  1. #0fa5ae
  2. #ae0f55
  3. #ae680f

Analogous

  1. #0fae68
  2. #0fa5ae
  3. #0f55ae

Triadic

  1. #0fa5ae
  2. #ae0fa5
  3. #a5ae0f

Tetradic

  1. #0fa5ae
  2. #180fae
  3. #ae180f
  4. #a5ae0f

Square

  1. #0fa5ae
  2. #680fae
  3. #ae180f
  4. #55ae0f

Monochromatic

  1. #031f21
  2. #096268
  3. #0fa5ae
  4. #1ee0ec
  5. #64eaf2

Shades

#0fa5ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0fa5ae
  2. #0e959d
  3. #0c848b
  4. #0b747a
  5. #096368
  6. #085357
  7. #064246
  8. #053234
  9. #032123
  10. #021111
  11. #000000

Tints

#0fa5ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0fa5ae
  2. #27aeb6
  3. #3fb7be
  4. #57c0c6
  5. #6fc9ce
  6. #87d2d7
  7. #9fdbdf
  8. #b7e4e7
  9. #cfedef
  10. #e7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0fa5ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0fa5ae
  2. #1aa1a9
  3. #269ea5
  4. #319aa0
  5. #3c969c
  6. #489397
  7. #538f92
  8. #5e8b8e
  9. #698789
  10. #758485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848faf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a0ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6898ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0fa5ae {
  color: #0fa5ae;
}
Background
.bg-0fa5ae {
  background-color: #0fa5ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0fa5ae {
  border: 2px solid #0fa5ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0fa5ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 15 165 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 84% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0fa5ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0fa5ae, #0f55ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0fa5ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(15 165 174 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.34 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.71 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.33 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.90 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.41 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.10 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.58 #f05a51 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#0fa5ae  rgb(15, 165, 174)  hsl(183, 84%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#ae180f  rgb(174, 24, 15)  hsl(3, 84%, 37%)  Rufous
#ae0fa5  rgb(174, 15, 165)  hsl(303, 84%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#a5ae0f  rgb(165, 174, 15)  hsl(63, 84%, 37%)  Apple Green