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#1EA4AC

#1ea4ac ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1ea4ac is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 64.31% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.56% cyan, 4.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 183.38°, with 70.3% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.2981

Complementary

  1. #1ea4ac
  2. #ac261e

Split complementary

  1. #1ea4ac
  2. #ac1e5d
  3. #ac6d1e

Analogous

  1. #1eac6d
  2. #1ea4ac
  3. #1e5dac

Triadic

  1. #1ea4ac
  2. #ac1ea4
  3. #a4ac1e

Tetradic

  1. #1ea4ac
  2. #261eac
  3. #ac261e
  4. #a4ac1e

Square

  1. #1ea4ac
  2. #6d1eac
  3. #ac261e
  4. #5dac1e

Monochromatic

  1. #07282a
  2. #13666b
  3. #1ea4ac
  4. #3ad3dd
  5. #7be2e8

Shades

#1ea4ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1ea4ac
  2. #1b949b
  3. #18838a
  4. #157378
  5. #126267
  6. #0f5256
  7. #0c4245
  8. #093134
  9. #062122
  10. #031011
  11. #000000

Tints

#1ea4ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1ea4ac
  2. #35adb4
  3. #4bb6bd
  4. #62bfc5
  5. #78c8cd
  6. #8fd2d6
  7. #a5dbde
  8. #bce4e6
  9. #d2edee
  10. #e9f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1ea4ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1ea4ac
  2. #28a0a8
  3. #329da3
  4. #3b999f
  5. #45969a
  6. #4f9296
  7. #598e92
  8. #638b8d
  9. #6c8789
  10. #768484
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848fad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #799fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a98ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1ea4ac {
  color: #1ea4ac;
}
Background
.bg-1ea4ac {
  background-color: #1ea4ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1ea4ac {
  border: 2px solid #1ea4ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1ea4ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 164 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 70% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1ea4ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1ea4ac, #1e5dac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1ea4ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 164 172 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.89 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.60 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.24 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.96 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.09 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.15 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.31 #e15b53 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#1ea4ac  rgb(30, 164, 172)  hsl(183, 70%, 40%)  Cadet Blue
#ac261e  rgb(172, 38, 30)  hsl(3, 70%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#ac1ea4  rgb(172, 30, 164)  hsl(303, 70%, 40%)  Purpureus
#a4ac1e  rgb(164, 172, 30)  hsl(63, 70%, 40%)  Apple Green