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#36949B

#36949b ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#36949b is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 58.04% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.16% cyan, 4.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 184.16°, with 48.33% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.2433

Complementary

  1. #36949b
  2. #9b3d36

Split complementary

  1. #36949b
  2. #9b3661
  3. #9b7036

Analogous

  1. #369b70
  2. #36949b
  3. #36619b

Triadic

  1. #36949b
  2. #9b3694
  3. #949b36

Tetradic

  1. #36949b
  2. #3d369b
  3. #9b3d36
  4. #949b36

Square

  1. #36949b
  2. #70369b
  3. #9b3d36
  4. #619b36

Monochromatic

  1. #0e282a
  2. #225e62
  3. #36949b
  4. #58bdc5
  5. #91d4d9

Shades

#36949b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36949b
  2. #31858c
  3. #2b767c
  4. #26686d
  5. #20595d
  6. #1b4a4e
  7. #163b3e
  8. #102c2f
  9. #0b1e1f
  10. #050f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#36949b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36949b
  2. #4a9fa5
  3. #5ea9af
  4. #72b4b9
  5. #86bfc3
  6. #9bcacd
  7. #afd4d7
  8. #c3dfe1
  9. #d7eaeb
  10. #ebf4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36949b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36949b
  2. #3d9298
  3. #459096
  4. #4c8e93
  5. #548c90
  6. #5b8a8e
  7. #62888b
  8. #6a8688
  9. #718485
  10. #798283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708d90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898e9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a829b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71909b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #658a9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009798 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36949b {
  color: #36949b;
}
Background
.bg-36949b {
  background-color: #36949b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36949b {
  border: 2px solid #36949b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36949b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 148 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 48% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36949b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36949b, #36619b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36949b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 148 155 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.50 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.50 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.70 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.83 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.52 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.97 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.57 #c96b64 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#36949b  rgb(54, 148, 155)  hsl(184, 48%, 41%)  Cadet Blue
#9b3d36  rgb(155, 61, 54)  hsl(4, 48%, 41%)  Chestnut
#9b3694  rgb(155, 54, 148)  hsl(304, 48%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#949b36  rgb(148, 155, 54)  hsl(64, 48%, 41%)  Moss Green