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#379EA2

#379ea2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#379ea2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 61.96% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.05% cyan, 2.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 182.24°, with 49.31% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.2787

Complementary

  1. #379ea2
  2. #a23b37

Split complementary

  1. #379ea2
  2. #a23769
  3. #a27037

Analogous

  1. #37a270
  2. #379ea2
  3. #3769a2

Triadic

  1. #379ea2
  2. #a2379e
  3. #9ea237

Tetradic

  1. #379ea2
  2. #3b37a2
  3. #a23b37
  4. #9ea237

Square

  1. #379ea2
  2. #7037a2
  3. #a23b37
  4. #69a237

Monochromatic

  1. #102f30
  2. #246669
  3. #379ea2
  4. #5dc4c8
  5. #96d9dc

Shades

#379ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #379ea2
  2. #328e92
  3. #2c7e82
  4. #276f71
  5. #215f61
  6. #1c4f51
  7. #163f41
  8. #112f31
  9. #0b2020
  10. #061010
  11. #000000

Tints

#379ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #379ea2
  2. #4ba8ab
  3. #5fb1b5
  4. #73bbbe
  5. #87c5c7
  6. #9bcfd1
  7. #afd8da
  8. #c3e2e3
  9. #d7ecec
  10. #ebf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#379ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #379ea2
  2. #3e9b9f
  3. #46989b
  4. #4d9598
  5. #549294
  6. #5c8f91
  7. #638c8e
  8. #6a898a
  9. #718687
  10. #798383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9397a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838ba3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a39f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #799aa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c93a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-379ea2 {
  color: #379ea2;
}
Background
.bg-379ea2 {
  background-color: #379ea2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-379ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #379ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #379ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 158 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 49% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-379ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #379ea2, #3769a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-379ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 158 162 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.40 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.08 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.35 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.63 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.99 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.55 #c8615d Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#379ea2  rgb(55, 158, 162)  hsl(182, 49%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#a23b37  rgb(162, 59, 55)  hsl(2, 49%, 43%)  Brown
#a2379e  rgb(162, 55, 158)  hsl(302, 49%, 43%)  Purpureus
#9ea237  rgb(158, 162, 55)  hsl(62, 49%, 43%)  Brass