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#449297

#449297 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#449297 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 57.25% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.97% cyan, 3.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 183.61°, with 37.9% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.2402

Complementary

  1. #449297
  2. #974944

Split complementary

  1. #449297
  2. #974469
  3. #977244

Analogous

  1. #449772
  2. #449297
  3. #446997

Triadic

  1. #449297
  2. #974492
  3. #929744

Tetradic

  1. #449297
  2. #494497
  3. #974944
  4. #929744

Square

  1. #449297
  2. #724497
  3. #974944
  4. #699744

Monochromatic

  1. #142c2e
  2. #2c5f62
  3. #449297
  4. #6bb8bc
  5. #a0d1d4

Shades

#449297 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #449297
  2. #3d8388
  3. #367579
  4. #30666a
  5. #29585b
  6. #22494c
  7. #1b3a3c
  8. #142c2d
  9. #0e1d1e
  10. #070f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#449297 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #449297
  2. #579da1
  3. #69a8ac
  4. #7cb3b6
  5. #8fbec1
  6. #a2c9cb
  7. #b4d3d5
  8. #c7dee0
  9. #dae9ea
  10. #ecf4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#449297 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #449297
  2. #4a9095
  3. #508e92
  4. #568d90
  5. #5c8b8e
  6. #62898c
  7. #688789
  8. #6e8587
  9. #748485
  10. #7a8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728b8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888c97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8297 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738f97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #279595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-449297 {
  color: #449297;
}
Background
.bg-449297 {
  background-color: #449297;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-449297 {
  border: 2px solid #449297;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #449297;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 146 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 38% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-449297 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #449297, #446997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-449297 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 146 151 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.95 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.70 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.57 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.48 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.90 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.92 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.45 #bb6d68 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#449297  rgb(68, 146, 151)  hsl(184, 38%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#974944  rgb(151, 73, 68)  hsl(4, 38%, 43%)  Chestnut
#974492  rgb(151, 68, 146)  hsl(304, 38%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#929744  rgb(146, 151, 68)  hsl(64, 38%, 43%)  Moss Green