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#269C9D

#269c9d ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#269c9d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 61.18% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.8% cyan, 0.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 180.5°, with 61.03% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2662

Complementary

  1. #269c9d
  2. #9d2726

Split complementary

  1. #269c9d
  2. #9d2661
  3. #9d6326

Analogous

  1. #269d63
  2. #269c9d
  3. #26619d

Triadic

  1. #269c9d
  2. #9d269c
  3. #9c9d26

Tetradic

  1. #269c9d
  2. #27269d
  3. #9d2726
  4. #9c9d26

Square

  1. #269c9d
  2. #63269d
  3. #9d2726
  4. #619d26

Monochromatic

  1. #082222
  2. #175f5f
  3. #269c9d
  4. #3fcfd1
  5. #7ddfdf

Shades

#269c9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #269c9d
  2. #228c8d
  3. #1e7d7e
  4. #1b6d6e
  5. #175e5e
  6. #134e4f
  7. #0f3e3f
  8. #0b2f2f
  9. #081f1f
  10. #041010
  11. #000000

Tints

#269c9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #269c9d
  2. #3ca6a7
  3. #51b0b1
  4. #67baba
  5. #7dc4c4
  6. #93cece
  7. #a8d7d8
  8. #bee1e2
  9. #d4ebeb
  10. #e9f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#269c9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #269c9d
  2. #2f999a
  3. #389697
  4. #419494
  5. #4a9191
  6. #538e8f
  7. #5c8b8c
  8. #658889
  9. #6e8686
  10. #778383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #729394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91949d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80889e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a19c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75979d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68909d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009f9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-269c9d {
  color: #269c9d;
}
Background
.bg-269c9d {
  background-color: #269c9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-269c9d {
  border: 2px solid #269c9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #269c9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 156 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 61% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-269c9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #269c9d, #26619d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-269c9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 156 157 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.78 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.06 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.32 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.36 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.08 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.03 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.09 #d96362 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#269c9d  rgb(38, 156, 157)  hsl(181, 61%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#9d2726  rgb(157, 39, 38)  hsl(1, 61%, 38%)  Brown
#9d269c  rgb(157, 38, 156)  hsl(301, 61%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#9c9d26  rgb(156, 157, 38)  hsl(61, 61%, 38%)  Brass