#00ADB5 · near Cadet

#00ADB5 (RGB 0, 173, 181) is a medium, moderately saturated teal, closest to Cadet and near Cyan and Blue Gray. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #00ADB5 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 68% lightness and 0.12 chroma at hue 201°.

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HEX#00ADB5

RGBrgb(0, 173, 181)

HSLhsl(183, 100%, 35%)

CMYK100, 4, 0, 29

CSS var--cadet

Contrast2.75:1 white · 7.64:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Cyan #00B7EBBlue Gray #6699CCDusty Blue #8FA8BFPewter #8E9A9B

How to use #00ADB5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #00ADB5 (7.64:1); white text does not (2.75:1).

For a calm scheme pair #00ADB5 with its analogous neighbors #00B362 and #0050B3; for contrast use its complement #B30900 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--cadet: #00ADB5;

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Shades & tints

#002324#004548#00686D#008A91#00ADB5#33BDC4#66CED3#99DEE1#CCEFF0

Color harmonies for #00ADB5

Complementary

#00ADB5#B30900

Analogous

#00ADB5#00B362#0050B3

Triadic

#00ADB5#B300AA#AAB300

Split complementary

#00ADB5#B30050#B36200

Tetradic

#00ADB5#6200B3#B30900#50B300