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#2FAABE

#2faabe ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2faabe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.26% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 188.39°, with 60.34% saturation and 46.47% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.76.

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Relative luminance0.3307

Complementary

  1. #2faabe
  2. #be432f

Split complementary

  1. #2faabe
  2. #be2f63
  3. #be8a2f

Analogous

  1. #2fbe8a
  2. #2faabe
  3. #2f63be

Triadic

  1. #2faabe
  2. #be2faa
  3. #aabe2f

Tetradic

  1. #2faabe
  2. #432fbe
  3. #be432f
  4. #aabe2f

Square

  1. #2faabe
  2. #8a2fbe
  3. #be432f
  4. #63be2f

Monochromatic

  1. #113c43
  2. #207381
  3. #2faabe
  4. #61c7d8
  5. #9fdde7

Shades

#2faabe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2faabe
  2. #2a99ab
  3. #268898
  4. #217785
  5. #1c6672
  6. #18555f
  7. #13444c
  8. #0e3339
  9. #092226
  10. #051113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2faabe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2faabe
  2. #44b3c5
  3. #59bbcb
  4. #6dc4d2
  5. #82ccd8
  6. #97d5df
  7. #acdde5
  8. #c1e6ec
  9. #d5eef2
  10. #eaf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2faabe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2faabe
  2. #37a6b8
  3. #3fa2b2
  4. #479dab
  5. #4f99a5
  6. #58959f
  7. #609199
  8. #688d93
  9. #70888c
  10. #788486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8695be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9ebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2faabe {
  color: #2faabe;
}
Background
.bg-2faabe {
  background-color: #2faabe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2faabe {
  border: 2px solid #2faabe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2faabe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 170 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2faabe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2faabe, #2f63be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2faabe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 170 190 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.76 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.95 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.66 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.57 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.67 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.79 #d05541 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2faabe  rgb(47, 170, 190)  hsl(188, 60%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#be432f  rgb(190, 67, 47)  hsl(8, 60%, 46%)  Persian Red
#be2faa  rgb(190, 47, 170)  hsl(308, 60%, 46%)  Purpureus
#aabe2f  rgb(170, 190, 47)  hsl(68, 60%, 46%)  Apple Green