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#199FAC

#199fac ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#199fac is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 62.35% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.47% cyan, 7.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 185.31°, with 74.62% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.21.

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Relative luminance0.2798

Complementary

  1. #199fac
  2. #ac2619

Split complementary

  1. #199fac
  2. #ac1955
  3. #ac7019

Analogous

  1. #19ac70
  2. #199fac
  3. #1955ac

Triadic

  1. #199fac
  2. #ac199f
  3. #9fac19

Tetradic

  1. #199fac
  2. #2619ac
  3. #ac2619
  4. #9fac19

Square

  1. #199fac
  2. #7019ac
  3. #ac2619
  4. #55ac19

Monochromatic

  1. #062426
  2. #0f6169
  3. #199fac
  4. #31d1e1
  5. #73e0eb

Shades

#199fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #199fac
  2. #178f9b
  3. #147f8a
  4. #126f78
  5. #0f5f67
  6. #0d5056
  7. #0a4045
  8. #083034
  9. #052022
  10. #031011
  11. #000000

Tints

#199fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #199fac
  2. #30a9b4
  3. #47b2bd
  4. #5ebcc5
  5. #75c5cd
  6. #8ccfd6
  7. #a3d9de
  8. #bae2e6
  9. #d1ecee
  10. #e8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#199fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #199fac
  2. #239ca8
  3. #2e99a3
  4. #38969f
  5. #42939a
  6. #4d9096
  7. #578c92
  8. #61898d
  9. #6b8689
  10. #768384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73969c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9198ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8aac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #739bad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6493ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-199fac {
  color: #199fac;
}
Background
.bg-199fac {
  background-color: #199fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-199fac {
  border: 2px solid #199fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #199fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 159 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-199fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #199fac, #1955ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-199fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 159 172 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.21 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.79 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.71 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.98 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.70 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.66 #e66053 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#199fac  rgb(25, 159, 172)  hsl(185, 75%, 39%)  Cadet Blue
#ac2619  rgb(172, 38, 25)  hsl(5, 75%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#ac199f  rgb(172, 25, 159)  hsl(305, 75%, 39%)  Dark Magenta
#9fac19  rgb(159, 172, 25)  hsl(65, 75%, 39%)  Apple Green