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#14ABBD

#14abbd ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#14abbd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 67.06% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.42% cyan, 9.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 186.39°, with 80.86% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.87.

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Relative luminance0.3295

Complementary

  1. #14abbd
  2. #bd2614

Split complementary

  1. #14abbd
  2. #bd1457
  3. #bd7a14

Analogous

  1. #14bd7a
  2. #14abbd
  3. #1457bd

Triadic

  1. #14abbd
  2. #bd14ab
  3. #abbd14

Tetradic

  1. #14abbd
  2. #2614bd
  3. #bd2614
  4. #abbd14

Square

  1. #14abbd
  2. #7a14bd
  3. #bd2614
  4. #57bd14

Monochromatic

  1. #052e33
  2. #0d6c78
  3. #14abbd
  4. #34d6ea
  5. #79e4f1

Shades

#14abbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #14abbd
  2. #129aaa
  3. #108997
  4. #0e7884
  5. #0c6771
  6. #0a565f
  7. #08444c
  8. #063339
  9. #042226
  10. #021113
  11. #000000

Tints

#14abbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #14abbd
  2. #2cb3c4
  3. #43bcca
  4. #5bc4d1
  5. #72cdd7
  6. #8ad5de
  7. #a1dde5
  8. #b9e6eb
  9. #d0eef2
  10. #e8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#14abbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #14abbd
  2. #1fa7b7
  3. #2aa2b1
  4. #349eab
  5. #3f9aa5
  6. #4a969f
  7. #559198
  8. #608d92
  9. #6a898c
  10. #758486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba4be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8695bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba7be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b0b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-14abbd {
  color: #14abbd;
}
Background
.bg-14abbd {
  background-color: #14abbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-14abbd {
  border: 2px solid #14abbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #14abbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 171 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-14abbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #14abbd, #1457bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-14abbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 171 189 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.87 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.62 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.76 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.49 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.81 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.06 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.92 #eb5442 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#14abbd  rgb(20, 171, 189)  hsl(186, 81%, 41%)  Cadet Blue
#bd2614  rgb(189, 38, 20)  hsl(6, 81%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#bd14ab  rgb(189, 20, 171)  hsl(306, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#abbd14  rgb(171, 189, 20)  hsl(66, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green