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#188CAA

#188caa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#188caa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 54.9% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.88% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 192.33°, with 75.26% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.2185

Complementary

  1. #188caa
  2. #aa3618

Split complementary

  1. #188caa
  2. #aa1843
  3. #aa7f18

Analogous

  1. #18aa7f
  2. #188caa
  3. #1843aa

Triadic

  1. #188caa
  2. #aa188c
  3. #8caa18

Tetradic

  1. #188caa
  2. #3618aa
  3. #aa3618
  4. #8caa18

Square

  1. #188caa
  2. #7f18aa
  3. #aa3618
  4. #43aa18

Monochromatic

  1. #051e24
  2. #0f5567
  3. #188caa
  4. #2dbce1
  5. #70d2eb

Shades

#188caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #188caa
  2. #167e99
  3. #137088
  4. #116277
  5. #0e5466
  6. #0c4655
  7. #0a3844
  8. #072a33
  9. #051c22
  10. #020e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#188caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #188caa
  2. #2f98b3
  3. #46a3bb
  4. #5dafc4
  5. #74bacc
  6. #8cc6d5
  7. #a3d1dd
  8. #badde6
  9. #d1e8ee
  10. #e8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#188caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #188caa
  2. #228ba6
  3. #2d8aa2
  4. #37889d
  5. #428799
  6. #4c8695
  7. #568591
  8. #61848d
  9. #6b8288
  10. #768184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a88ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687baa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5382aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00929e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-188caa {
  color: #188caa;
}
Background
.bg-188caa {
  background-color: #188caa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-188caa {
  border: 2px solid #188caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #188caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 140 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 75% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-188caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #188caa, #1843aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-188caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 140 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.11 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.94 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.98 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.47 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.68 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.00 #e77355 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#188caa  rgb(24, 140, 170)  hsl(192, 75%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#aa3618  rgb(170, 54, 24)  hsl(12, 75%, 38%)  Rufous
#aa188c  rgb(170, 24, 140)  hsl(312, 75%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#8caa18  rgb(140, 170, 24)  hsl(72, 75%, 38%)  Apple Green