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#189AAA

#189aaa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189aaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 60.39% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.88% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 186.58°, 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.14.

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Relative luminance0.2621

Complementary

  1. #189aaa
  2. #aa2818

Split complementary

  1. #189aaa
  2. #aa1851
  3. #aa7118

Analogous

  1. #18aa71
  2. #189aaa
  3. #1851aa

Triadic

  1. #189aaa
  2. #aa189a
  3. #9aaa18

Tetradic

  1. #189aaa
  2. #2818aa
  3. #aa2818
  4. #9aaa18

Square

  1. #189aaa
  2. #7118aa
  3. #aa2818
  4. #51aa18

Monochromatic

  1. #052124
  2. #0f5d67
  3. #189aaa
  4. #2dcee1
  5. #70ddeb

Shades

#189aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189aaa
  2. #168b99
  3. #137b88
  4. #116c77
  5. #0e5c66
  6. #0c4d55
  7. #0a3e44
  8. #072e33
  9. #051f22
  10. #020f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#189aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189aaa
  2. #2fa4b3
  3. #46aebb
  4. #5db8c4
  5. #74c2cc
  6. #8ccdd5
  7. #a3d7dd
  8. #bae1e6
  9. #d1ebee
  10. #e8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189aaa
  2. #2297a6
  3. #2d95a2
  4. #37929d
  5. #429099
  6. #4c8d95
  7. #568a91
  8. #61888d
  9. #6b8588
  10. #768384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #709299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b94ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7986aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a29f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f96ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #608faa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189aaa {
  color: #189aaa;
}
Background
.bg-189aaa {
  background-color: #189aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189aaa {
  border: 2px solid #189aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 154 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 75% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189aaa, #1851aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 154 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.14 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.89 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.43 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.89 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.51 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.60 #e76555 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#189aaa  rgb(24, 154, 170)  hsl(187, 75%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#aa2818  rgb(170, 40, 24)  hsl(7, 75%, 38%)  Rufous
#aa189a  rgb(170, 24, 154)  hsl(307, 75%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#9aaa18  rgb(154, 170, 24)  hsl(67, 75%, 38%)  Apple Green