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#148AAA

#148aaa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#148aaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 192.8°, with 78.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.2123

Complementary

  1. #148aaa
  2. #aa3414

Split complementary

  1. #148aaa
  2. #aa143f
  3. #aa7f14

Analogous

  1. #14aa7f
  2. #148aaa
  3. #143faa

Triadic

  1. #148aaa
  2. #aa148a
  3. #8aaa14

Tetradic

  1. #148aaa
  2. #3414aa
  3. #aa3414
  4. #8aaa14

Square

  1. #148aaa
  2. #7f14aa
  3. #aa3414
  4. #3faa14

Monochromatic

  1. #041b21
  2. #0c5266
  3. #148aaa
  4. #25bce5
  5. #6ad1ed

Shades

#148aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #148aaa
  2. #127c99
  3. #106e88
  4. #0e6177
  5. #0c5366
  6. #0a4555
  7. #083744
  8. #062933
  9. #041c22
  10. #020e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#148aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #148aaa
  2. #2c96b3
  3. #43a1bb
  4. #5badc4
  5. #72b9cc
  6. #8ac5d5
  7. #a1d0dd
  8. #b9dce6
  9. #d0e8ee
  10. #e8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#148aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #148aaa
  2. #1f89a6
  3. #2a88a2
  4. #34879d
  5. #3f8699
  6. #4a8595
  7. #558491
  8. #60838d
  9. #6a8288
  10. #758184
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7887ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6579aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f88ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5080aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00909e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-148aaa {
  color: #148aaa;
}
Background
.bg-148aaa {
  background-color: #148aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-148aaa {
  border: 2px solid #148aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #148aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-148aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #148aaa, #143faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-148aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.77 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.96 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.73 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.50 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.69 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.63 #eb7555 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#148aaa  rgb(20, 138, 170)  hsl(193, 79%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#aa3414  rgb(170, 52, 20)  hsl(13, 79%, 37%)  Rufous
#aa148a  rgb(170, 20, 138)  hsl(313, 79%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#8aaa14  rgb(138, 170, 20)  hsl(73, 79%, 37%)  Apple Green