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#2CA5AD

#2ca5ad ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2ca5ad is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 64.71% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.57% cyan, 4.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 183.72°, with 59.45% saturation and 42.55% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.3046

Complementary

  1. #2ca5ad
  2. #ad342c

Split complementary

  1. #2ca5ad
  2. #ad2c65
  3. #ad752c

Analogous

  1. #2cad75
  2. #2ca5ad
  3. #2c65ad

Triadic

  1. #2ca5ad
  2. #ad2ca5
  3. #a5ad2c

Tetradic

  1. #2ca5ad
  2. #342cad
  3. #ad342c
  4. #a5ad2c

Square

  1. #2ca5ad
  2. #752cad
  3. #ad342c
  4. #65ad2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3133
  2. #1c6b70
  3. #2ca5ad
  4. #52cbd3
  5. #8fdde3

Shades

#2ca5ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ca5ad
  2. #28959c
  3. #23848a
  4. #1f7479
  5. #1a6368
  6. #165357
  7. #124245
  8. #0d3234
  9. #092123
  10. #041111
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ca5ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ca5ad
  2. #41aeb5
  3. #56b7bd
  4. #6bc0c6
  5. #80c9ce
  6. #96d2d6
  7. #abdbde
  8. #c0e4e6
  9. #d5edef
  10. #eaf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ca5ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ca5ad
  2. #34a1a9
  3. #3d9ea4
  4. #459aa0
  5. #4e969b
  6. #569397
  7. #5e8f92
  8. #678b8e
  9. #6f8789
  10. #788485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8690ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba1ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d99ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ca5ad {
  color: #2ca5ad;
}
Background
.bg-2ca5ad {
  background-color: #2ca5ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ca5ad {
  border: 2px solid #2ca5ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ca5ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 165 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ca5ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca5ad, #2c65ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ca5ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 165 173 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.47 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.36 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.22 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.86 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.56 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.15 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.51 #d35a52 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2ca5ad  rgb(44, 165, 173)  hsl(184, 59%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#ad342c  rgb(173, 52, 44)  hsl(4, 59%, 43%)  Firebrick
#ad2ca5  rgb(173, 44, 165)  hsl(304, 59%, 43%)  Purpureus
#a5ad2c  rgb(165, 173, 44)  hsl(64, 59%, 43%)  Brass