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#2EAABC

#2eaabc ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eaabc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 66.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.53% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 187.61°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.37.

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Relative luminance0.3296

Complementary

  1. #2eaabc
  2. #bc402e

Split complementary

  1. #2eaabc
  2. #bc2e63
  3. #bc872e

Analogous

  1. #2ebc87
  2. #2eaabc
  3. #2e63bc

Triadic

  1. #2eaabc
  2. #bc2eaa
  3. #aabc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2eaabc
  2. #402ebc
  3. #bc402e
  4. #aabc2e

Square

  1. #2eaabc
  2. #872ebc
  3. #bc402e
  4. #63bc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103b41
  2. #1f727f
  3. #2eaabc
  4. #5fc8d8
  5. #9cdde7

Shades

#2eaabc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eaabc
  2. #2999a9
  3. #258896
  4. #207784
  5. #1c6671
  6. #17555e
  7. #12444b
  8. #0e3338
  9. #092226
  10. #051113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eaabc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eaabc
  2. #43b3c3
  3. #58bbc9
  4. #6dc4d0
  5. #82ccd7
  6. #97d5de
  7. #abdde4
  8. #c0e6eb
  9. #d5eef2
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eaabc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eaabc
  2. #36a6b6
  3. #3ea2b0
  4. #479daa
  5. #4f99a4
  6. #57959e
  7. #5f9198
  8. #678d92
  9. #70888c
  10. #788486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8795bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da6bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eaabc {
  color: #2eaabc;
}
Background
.bg-2eaabc {
  background-color: #2eaabc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eaabc {
  border: 2px solid #2eaabc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eaabc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 170 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eaabc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eaabc, #2e63bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eaabc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 170 188 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.37 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.36 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.88 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.18 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.99 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.38 #d15543 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2eaabc  rgb(46, 170, 188)  hsl(188, 61%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#bc402e  rgb(188, 64, 46)  hsl(8, 61%, 46%)  Persian Red
#bc2eaa  rgb(188, 46, 170)  hsl(308, 61%, 46%)  Purpureus
#aabc2e  rgb(170, 188, 46)  hsl(68, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green