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#188AA8

#188aa8 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#188aa8 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 54.12% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.71% cyan, 17.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 192.5°, with 75% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.212

Complementary

  1. #188aa8
  2. #a83618

Split complementary

  1. #188aa8
  2. #a81842
  3. #a87e18

Analogous

  1. #18a87e
  2. #188aa8
  3. #1842a8

Triadic

  1. #188aa8
  2. #a8188a
  3. #8aa818

Tetradic

  1. #188aa8
  2. #3618a8
  3. #a83618
  4. #8aa818

Square

  1. #188aa8
  2. #7e18a8
  3. #a83618
  4. #42a818

Monochromatic

  1. #051c22
  2. #0e5365
  3. #188aa8
  4. #2cbbe1
  5. #6fd1ea

Shades

#188aa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #188aa8
  2. #167c97
  3. #136e86
  4. #116176
  5. #0e5365
  6. #0c4554
  7. #0a3743
  8. #072932
  9. #051c22
  10. #020e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#188aa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #188aa8
  2. #2f96b1
  3. #46a1b9
  4. #5dadc2
  5. #74b9cb
  6. #8cc5d4
  7. #a3d0dc
  8. #badce5
  9. #d1e8ee
  10. #e8f3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#188aa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #188aa8
  2. #2289a4
  3. #2d88a0
  4. #37879c
  5. #428698
  6. #4c8594
  7. #568490
  8. #61838c
  9. #6b8288
  10. #768184
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658491 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7886aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6679a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6088a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5280a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00909c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-188aa8 {
  color: #188aa8;
}
Background
.bg-188aa8 {
  background-color: #188aa8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-188aa8 {
  border: 2px solid #188aa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #188aa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 138 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 75% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-188aa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #188aa8, #1842a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-188aa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 138 168 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.79 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.95 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.22 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.06 #e77557 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#188aa8  rgb(24, 138, 168)  hsl(193, 75%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#a83618  rgb(168, 54, 24)  hsl(13, 75%, 38%)  Rufous
#a8188a  rgb(168, 24, 138)  hsl(313, 75%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#8aa818  rgb(138, 168, 24)  hsl(73, 75%, 38%)  Apple Green