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#2DAEC3

#2daec3 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2daec3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 68.24% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.92% cyan, 10.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 188.4°, with 62.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.54.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3477

Complementary

  1. #2daec3
  2. #c3422d

Split complementary

  1. #2daec3
  2. #c32d63
  3. #c38d2d

Analogous

  1. #2dc38d
  2. #2daec3
  3. #2d63c3

Triadic

  1. #2daec3
  2. #c32dae
  3. #aec32d

Tetradic

  1. #2daec3
  2. #422dc3
  3. #c3422d
  4. #aec32d

Square

  1. #2daec3
  2. #8d2dc3
  3. #c3422d
  4. #63c32d

Monochromatic

  1. #103f47
  2. #1f7785
  3. #2daec3
  4. #62cadb
  5. #a0dfe9

Shades

#2daec3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2daec3
  2. #299db0
  3. #248b9c
  4. #207a89
  5. #1b6875
  6. #175762
  7. #12464e
  8. #0e343b
  9. #092327
  10. #051114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2daec3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2daec3
  2. #42b6c9
  3. #57becf
  4. #6cc6d5
  5. #81cedb
  6. #96d7e1
  7. #abdfe7
  8. #c0e7ed
  9. #d5eff3
  10. #eaf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2daec3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2daec3
  2. #35a9bc
  3. #3ea5b6
  4. #46a0af
  5. #4e9ca8
  6. #5797a2
  7. #5f929b
  8. #678e94
  9. #6f898d
  10. #788587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a5af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da8c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8999c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7faac4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa2c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2daec3 {
  color: #2daec3;
}
Background
.bg-2daec3 {
  background-color: #2daec3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2daec3 {
  border: 2px solid #2daec3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2daec3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 174 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2daec3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2daec3, #2d63c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2daec3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 174 195 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.68 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.81 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.58 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.47 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.01 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.04 #d2513c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2daec3  rgb(45, 174, 195)  hsl(188, 63%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#c3422d  rgb(195, 66, 45)  hsl(8, 63%, 47%)  Persian Red
#c32dae  rgb(195, 45, 174)  hsl(308, 63%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#aec32d  rgb(174, 195, 45)  hsl(68, 63%, 47%)  Yellow Green