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#2EAEC3

#2eaec3 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eaec3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 68.24% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.41% cyan, 10.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 188.46°, with 61.83% saturation and 47.25% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.53.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3479

Complementary

  1. #2eaec3
  2. #c3432e

Split complementary

  1. #2eaec3
  2. #c32e63
  3. #c38d2e

Analogous

  1. #2ec38d
  2. #2eaec3
  3. #2e63c3

Triadic

  1. #2eaec3
  2. #c32eae
  3. #aec32e

Tetradic

  1. #2eaec3
  2. #432ec3
  3. #c3432e
  4. #aec32e

Square

  1. #2eaec3
  2. #8d2ec3
  3. #c3432e
  4. #63c32e

Monochromatic

  1. #114047
  2. #1f7785
  3. #2eaec3
  4. #63c9da
  5. #a1dfe9

Shades

#2eaec3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eaec3
  2. #299db0
  3. #258b9c
  4. #207a89
  5. #1c6875
  6. #175762
  7. #12464e
  8. #0e343b
  9. #092327
  10. #051114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eaec3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eaec3
  2. #43b6c9
  3. #58becf
  4. #6dc6d5
  5. #82cedb
  6. #97d7e1
  7. #abdfe7
  8. #c0e7ed
  9. #d5eff3
  10. #eaf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eaec3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eaec3
  2. #36a9bc
  3. #3ea5b6
  4. #47a0af
  5. #4f9ca8
  6. #5797a2
  7. #5f929b
  8. #678e94
  9. #70898d
  10. #788587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 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 #70a2c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eaec3 {
  color: #2eaec3;
}
Background
.bg-2eaec3 {
  background-color: #2eaec3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eaec3 {
  border: 2px solid #2eaec3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eaec3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 174 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eaec3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eaec3, #2e63c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eaec3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 174 195 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.53 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.63 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.81 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.59 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.49 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.03 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.06 #d1513c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2eaec3  rgb(46, 174, 195)  hsl(188, 62%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#c3432e  rgb(195, 67, 46)  hsl(8, 62%, 47%)  Persian Red
#c32eae  rgb(195, 46, 174)  hsl(308, 62%, 47%)  Purpureus
#aec32e  rgb(174, 195, 46)  hsl(68, 62%, 47%)  Yellow Green