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#188DAA

#188daa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#188daa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 55.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.88% cyan, 17.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.92°, 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.2215

Complementary

  1. #188daa
  2. #aa3518

Split complementary

  1. #188daa
  2. #aa1844
  3. #aa7e18

Analogous

  1. #18aa7e
  2. #188daa
  3. #1844aa

Triadic

  1. #188daa
  2. #aa188d
  3. #8daa18

Tetradic

  1. #188daa
  2. #3518aa
  3. #aa3518
  4. #8daa18

Square

  1. #188daa
  2. #7e18aa
  3. #aa3518
  4. #44aa18

Monochromatic

  1. #051e24
  2. #0f5567
  3. #188daa
  4. #2dbee1
  5. #70d2eb

Shades

#188daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #188daa
  2. #167f99
  3. #137188
  4. #116377
  5. #0e5566
  6. #0c4755
  7. #0a3844
  8. #072a33
  9. #051c22
  10. #020e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#188daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #188daa
  2. #2f98b3
  3. #46a4bb
  4. #5dafc4
  5. #74bbcc
  6. #8cc6d5
  7. #a3d1dd
  8. #badde6
  9. #d1e8ee
  10. #e8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#188daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #188daa
  2. #228ca6
  3. #2d8aa2
  4. #37899d
  5. #428899
  6. #4c8795
  7. #568591
  8. #61848d
  9. #6b8388
  10. #768184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b89ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #697caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #628bab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5483aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00939f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-188daa {
  color: #188daa;
}
Background
.bg-188daa {
  background-color: #188daa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-188daa {
  border: 2px solid #188daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #188daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 141 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 75% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-188daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #188daa, #1844aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-188daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 141 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.85 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.21 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.45 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.89 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.61 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.65 #e77255 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#188daa  rgb(24, 141, 170)  hsl(192, 75%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#aa3518  rgb(170, 53, 24)  hsl(12, 75%, 38%)  Rufous
#aa188d  rgb(170, 24, 141)  hsl(312, 75%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#8daa18  rgb(141, 170, 24)  hsl(72, 75%, 38%)  Apple Green