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#299CA1

#299ca1 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#299ca1 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 61.18% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.53% cyan, 3.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 182.5°, with 59.41% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2682

Complementary

  1. #299ca1
  2. #a12e29

Split complementary

  1. #299ca1
  2. #a12960
  3. #a16a29

Analogous

  1. #29a16a
  2. #299ca1
  3. #2960a1

Triadic

  1. #299ca1
  2. #a1299c
  3. #9ca129

Tetradic

  1. #299ca1
  2. #2e29a1
  3. #a12e29
  4. #9ca129

Square

  1. #299ca1
  2. #6a29a1
  3. #a12e29
  4. #60a129

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2627
  2. #196164
  3. #299ca1
  4. #46cad0
  5. #83dce0

Shades

#299ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #299ca1
  2. #258c91
  3. #217d81
  4. #1d6d71
  5. #195e61
  6. #154e51
  7. #103e40
  8. #0c2f30
  9. #081f20
  10. #041010
  11. #000000

Tints

#299ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #299ca1
  2. #3ea6aa
  3. #54b0b4
  4. #69babd
  5. #7fc4c7
  6. #94ced0
  7. #a9d7d9
  8. #bfe1e3
  9. #d4ebec
  10. #eaf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#299ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #299ca1
  2. #32999e
  3. #3a969a
  4. #439497
  5. #4c9194
  6. #558e91
  7. #5d8b8d
  8. #66888a
  9. #6f8687
  10. #778383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #729396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9095a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f88a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a29d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7598a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6790a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-299ca1 {
  color: #299ca1;
}
Background
.bg-299ca1 {
  background-color: #299ca1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-299ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #299ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #299ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 156 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 59% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-299ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #299ca1, #2960a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-299ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 156 161 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.29 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.55 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.87 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.19 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.57 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.67 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.19 #d6635e Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#299ca1  rgb(41, 156, 161)  hsl(183, 59%, 40%)  Cadet Blue
#a12e29  rgb(161, 46, 41)  hsl(3, 59%, 40%)  Brown
#a1299c  rgb(161, 41, 156)  hsl(303, 59%, 40%)  Dark Magenta
#9ca129  rgb(156, 161, 41)  hsl(63, 59%, 40%)  Brass