#00A8B5 · near Cadet

#00A8B5 (RGB 0, 168, 181) is a medium, moderately saturated teal, closest to Cadet and near Blue Gray and Cyan. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #00A8B5 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 67% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 205°.

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HEX#00A8B5

RGBrgb(0, 168, 181)

HSLhsl(184, 100%, 35%)

CMYK100, 7, 0, 29

CSS var--cadet

Contrast2.89:1 white · 7.27:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Blue Gray #6699CCCyan #00B7EBPewter #8E9A9BDusty Blue #8FA8BF

How to use #00A8B5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #00A8B5 (7.27:1); white text does not (2.89:1).

For a calm scheme pair #00A8B5 with its analogous neighbors #00B365 and #004DB3; for contrast use its complement #B30C00 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--cadet: #00A8B5;

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Shades & tints

#002224#004348#00656D#008691#00A8B5#33B9C4#66CBD3#99DCE1#CCEEF0

Color harmonies for #00A8B5

Complementary

#00A8B5#B30C00

Analogous

#00A8B5#00B365#004DB3

Triadic

#00A8B5#B300A7#A7B300

Split complementary

#00A8B5#B3004D#B36500

Tetradic

#00A8B5#6500B3#B30C00#4DB300