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#2EA9B3

#2ea9b3 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2ea9b3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 66.27% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.3% cyan, 5.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 184.51°, with 59.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.06.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3221

Complementary

  1. #2ea9b3
  2. #b3382e

Split complementary

  1. #2ea9b3
  2. #b32e67
  3. #b37b2e

Analogous

  1. #2eb37b
  2. #2ea9b3
  3. #2e67b3

Triadic

  1. #2ea9b3
  2. #b32ea9
  3. #a9b32e

Tetradic

  1. #2ea9b3
  2. #382eb3
  3. #b3382e
  4. #a9b32e

Square

  1. #2ea9b3
  2. #7b2eb3
  3. #b3382e
  4. #67b32e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3639
  2. #1e7076
  3. #2ea9b3
  4. #59cbd4
  5. #96dee4

Shades

#2ea9b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ea9b3
  2. #2998a1
  3. #25878f
  4. #20767d
  5. #1c656b
  6. #17555a
  7. #124448
  8. #0e3336
  9. #092224
  10. #051112
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ea9b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ea9b3
  2. #43b2bb
  3. #58bac2
  4. #6dc3ca
  5. #82cbd1
  6. #97d4d9
  7. #abdde1
  8. #c0e5e8
  9. #d5eef0
  10. #eaf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ea9b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ea9b3
  2. #36a5ae
  3. #3ea1a9
  4. #479da4
  5. #4f999f
  6. #57959a
  7. #5f9094
  8. #678c8f
  9. #70888a
  10. #788485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba2b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8994b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea5b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9db3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ea9b3 {
  color: #2ea9b3;
}
Background
.bg-2ea9b3 {
  background-color: #2ea9b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ea9b3 {
  border: 2px solid #2ea9b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ea9b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 169 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ea9b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ea9b3, #2e67b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ea9b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 169 179 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.06 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.29 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.43 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.61 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.20 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.28 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.39 #d1564c Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2ea9b3  rgb(46, 169, 179)  hsl(185, 59%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#b3382e  rgb(179, 56, 46)  hsl(5, 59%, 44%)  Firebrick
#b32ea9  rgb(179, 46, 169)  hsl(305, 59%, 44%)  Purpureus
#a9b32e  rgb(169, 179, 46)  hsl(65, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green