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#129EA7

#129ea7 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#129ea7 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 61.96% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.22% cyan, 5.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 183.62°, with 80.54% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.2737

Complementary

  1. #129ea7
  2. #a71b12

Split complementary

  1. #129ea7
  2. #a71254
  3. #a76512

Analogous

  1. #12a765
  2. #129ea7
  3. #1254a7

Triadic

  1. #129ea7
  2. #a7129e
  3. #9ea712

Tetradic

  1. #129ea7
  2. #1b12a7
  3. #a71b12
  4. #9ea712

Square

  1. #129ea7
  2. #6512a7
  3. #a71b12
  4. #54a712

Monochromatic

  1. #031b1d
  2. #0b5d62
  3. #129ea7
  4. #1fdbe7
  5. #64e6ee

Shades

#129ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129ea7
  2. #108e96
  3. #0e7e86
  4. #0d6f75
  5. #0b5f64
  6. #094f54
  7. #073f43
  8. #052f32
  9. #042021
  10. #021011
  11. #000000

Tints

#129ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129ea7
  2. #2aa8b0
  3. #41b1b9
  4. #59bbc1
  5. #71c5ca
  6. #89cfd3
  7. #a0d8dc
  8. #b8e2e5
  9. #d0eced
  10. #e7f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129ea7
  2. #1d9ba3
  3. #28989f
  4. #33959b
  5. #3e9297
  6. #498f94
  7. #548c90
  8. #5f898c
  9. #6a8688
  10. #758384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #719599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9197a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e89a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #739aa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6492a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-129ea7 {
  color: #129ea7;
}
Background
.bg-129ea7 {
  background-color: #129ea7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #129ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 158 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 81% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129ea7, #1254a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 158 167 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.07 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.51 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.25 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.67 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.16 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.66 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.84 #ed6158 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#129ea7  rgb(18, 158, 167)  hsl(184, 81%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#a71b12  rgb(167, 27, 18)  hsl(4, 81%, 36%)  Rufous
#a7129e  rgb(167, 18, 158)  hsl(304, 81%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#9ea712  rgb(158, 167, 18)  hsl(64, 81%, 36%)  Apple Green