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#149AAA

#149aaa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#149aaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 60.39% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 186.4°, 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.2616

Complementary

  1. #149aaa
  2. #aa2414

Split complementary

  1. #149aaa
  2. #aa144f
  3. #aa6f14

Analogous

  1. #14aa6f
  2. #149aaa
  3. #144faa

Triadic

  1. #149aaa
  2. #aa149a
  3. #9aaa14

Tetradic

  1. #149aaa
  2. #2414aa
  3. #aa2414
  4. #9aaa14

Square

  1. #149aaa
  2. #6f14aa
  3. #aa2414
  4. #4faa14

Monochromatic

  1. #041e21
  2. #0c5c66
  3. #149aaa
  4. #25d1e5
  5. #6adfed

Shades

#149aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #149aaa
  2. #128b99
  3. #107b88
  4. #0e6c77
  5. #0c5c66
  6. #0a4d55
  7. #083e44
  8. #062e33
  9. #041f22
  10. #020f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#149aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #149aaa
  2. #2ca4b3
  3. #43aebb
  4. #5bb8c4
  5. #72c2cc
  6. #8acdd5
  7. #a1d7dd
  8. #b9e1e6
  9. #d0ebee
  10. #e8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#149aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #149aaa
  2. #1f97a6
  3. #2a95a2
  4. #34929d
  5. #3f9099
  6. #4a8d95
  7. #558a91
  8. #60888d
  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 #608eaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-149aaa {
  color: #149aaa;
}
Background
.bg-149aaa {
  background-color: #149aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-149aaa {
  border: 2px solid #149aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #149aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 154 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-149aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #149aaa, #144faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-149aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 154 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.19 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.96 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.38 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.89 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.44 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.57 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.62 #eb6555 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#149aaa  rgb(20, 154, 170)  hsl(186, 79%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#aa2414  rgb(170, 36, 20)  hsl(6, 79%, 37%)  Rufous
#aa149a  rgb(170, 20, 154)  hsl(306, 79%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#9aaa14  rgb(154, 170, 20)  hsl(66, 79%, 37%)  Apple Green