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#129AAA

#129aaa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#129aaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 60.39% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.41% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 186.32°, with 80.85% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.21.

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Relative luminance0.2614

Complementary

  1. #129aaa
  2. #aa2212

Split complementary

  1. #129aaa
  2. #aa124e
  3. #aa6e12

Analogous

  1. #12aa6e
  2. #129aaa
  3. #124eaa

Triadic

  1. #129aaa
  2. #aa129a
  3. #9aaa12

Tetradic

  1. #129aaa
  2. #2212aa
  3. #aa2212
  4. #9aaa12

Square

  1. #129aaa
  2. #6e12aa
  3. #aa2212
  4. #4eaa12

Monochromatic

  1. #031d20
  2. #0b5b65
  3. #129aaa
  4. #21d3e7
  5. #66e0ef

Shades

#129aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129aaa
  2. #108b99
  3. #0e7b88
  4. #0d6c77
  5. #0b5c66
  6. #094d55
  7. #073e44
  8. #052e33
  9. #041f22
  10. #020f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#129aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129aaa
  2. #2aa4b3
  3. #41aebb
  4. #59b8c4
  5. #71c2cc
  6. #89cdd5
  7. #a0d7dd
  8. #b8e1e6
  9. #d0ebee
  10. #e7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129aaa
  2. #1d97a6
  3. #2895a2
  4. #33929d
  5. #3e9099
  6. #498d95
  7. #548a91
  8. #5f888d
  9. #6a8588
  10. #758384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f9299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b94ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7886aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a29f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f96ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f8eaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-129aaa {
  color: #129aaa;
}
Background
.bg-129aaa {
  background-color: #129aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129aaa {
  border: 2px solid #129aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 154 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129aaa, #124eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 154 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.21 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.00 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.35 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.88 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.42 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.67 #ed6555 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#129aaa  rgb(18, 154, 170)  hsl(186, 81%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#aa2212  rgb(170, 34, 18)  hsl(6, 81%, 37%)  Rufous
#aa129a  rgb(170, 18, 154)  hsl(306, 81%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#9aaa12  rgb(154, 170, 18)  hsl(66, 81%, 37%)  Apple Green