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#43ADBC

#43adbc ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#43adbc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 67.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.36% cyan, 7.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 187.44°, with 47.45% saturation and 50% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3471

Complementary

  1. #43adbc
  2. #bc5243

Split complementary

  1. #43adbc
  2. #bc4370
  3. #bc8f43

Analogous

  1. #43bc8f
  2. #43adbc
  3. #4370bc

Triadic

  1. #43adbc
  2. #bc43ad
  3. #adbc43

Tetradic

  1. #43adbc
  2. #5243bc
  3. #bc5243
  4. #adbc43

Square

  1. #43adbc
  2. #8f43bc
  3. #bc5243
  4. #70bc43

Monochromatic

  1. #1b454b
  2. #2f7984
  3. #43adbc
  4. #7bc6d0
  5. #b4dee4

Shades

#43adbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #43adbc
  2. #3c9ca9
  3. #368a96
  4. #2f7984
  5. #286871
  6. #22575e
  7. #1b454b
  8. #143438
  9. #0d2326
  10. #071113
  11. #000000

Tints

#43adbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #43adbc
  2. #56b5c3
  3. #69bdc9
  4. #7bc6d0
  5. #8eced7
  6. #a1d6de
  7. #b4dee4
  8. #c7e6eb
  9. #d9eff2
  10. #ecf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#43adbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #43adbc
  2. #49a9b6
  3. #4fa4b0
  4. #55a0aa
  5. #5b9ba4
  6. #62979e
  7. #689298
  8. #6e8e92
  9. #74898c
  10. #7a8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a5ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa7bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d99bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84a9bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76a2bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-43adbc {
  color: #43adbc;
}
Background
.bg-43adbc {
  background-color: #43adbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-43adbc {
  border: 2px solid #43adbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #43adbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 173 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-43adbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #43adbc, #4370bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-43adbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 173 188 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.84 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.94 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.86 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.22 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.56 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.64 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.44 #bc5243 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#43adbc  rgb(67, 173, 188)  hsl(187, 47%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#bc5243  rgb(188, 82, 67)  hsl(7, 47%, 50%)  Persian Red
#bc43ad  rgb(188, 67, 173)  hsl(307, 47%, 50%)  Purpureus
#adbc43  rgb(173, 188, 67)  hsl(67, 47%, 50%)  Apple Green