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#2FAABA

#2faaba ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2faaba is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 66.67% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.73% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 186.91°, with 59.66% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.97.

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Relative luminance0.329

Complementary

  1. #2faaba
  2. #ba3f2f

Split complementary

  1. #2faaba
  2. #ba2f64
  3. #ba852f

Analogous

  1. #2fba85
  2. #2faaba
  3. #2f64ba

Triadic

  1. #2faaba
  2. #ba2faa
  3. #aaba2f

Tetradic

  1. #2faaba
  2. #3f2fba
  3. #ba3f2f
  4. #aaba2f

Square

  1. #2faaba
  2. #852fba
  3. #ba3f2f
  4. #64ba2f

Monochromatic

  1. #103a40
  2. #20727d
  3. #2faaba
  4. #5fc9d7
  5. #9cdde6

Shades

#2faaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2faaba
  2. #2a99a7
  3. #268895
  4. #217782
  5. #1c6670
  6. #18555d
  7. #13444a
  8. #0e3338
  9. #092225
  10. #051113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2faaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2faaba
  2. #44b3c1
  3. #59bbc8
  4. #6dc4cf
  5. #82ccd6
  6. #97d5dd
  7. #acdde3
  8. #c1e6ea
  9. #d5eef1
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2faaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2faaba
  2. #37a6b4
  3. #3fa2ae
  4. #479da9
  5. #4f99a3
  6. #58959d
  7. #609197
  8. #688d91
  9. #70888c
  10. #788486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba3bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8895ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea6bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2faaba {
  color: #2faaba;
}
Background
.bg-2faaba {
  background-color: #2faaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2faaba {
  border: 2px solid #2faaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2faaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 170 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2faaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2faaba, #2f64ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2faaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 170 186 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.97 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.21 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.80 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.36 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.63 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.02 #d05545 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2faaba  rgb(47, 170, 186)  hsl(187, 60%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#ba3f2f  rgb(186, 63, 47)  hsl(7, 60%, 46%)  Persian Red
#ba2faa  rgb(186, 47, 170)  hsl(307, 60%, 46%)  Purpureus
#aaba2f  rgb(170, 186, 47)  hsl(67, 60%, 46%)  Apple Green