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#449D98

#449d98 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#449d98 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 61.57% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.18% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 176.63°, with 39.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #449d98
  2. #9d4449

Split complementary

  1. #449d98
  2. #9d4476
  3. #9d6c44

Analogous

  1. #449d6c
  2. #449d98
  3. #44769d

Triadic

  1. #449d98
  2. #98449d
  3. #9d9844

Tetradic

  1. #449d98
  2. #44499d
  3. #9d4449
  4. #9d9844

Square

  1. #449d98
  2. #6c449d
  3. #9d4449
  4. #769d44

Monochromatic

  1. #163231
  2. #2d6864
  3. #449d98
  4. #6ec0bb
  5. #a3d7d4

Shades

#449d98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #449d98
  2. #3d8d89
  3. #367e7a
  4. #306e6a
  5. #295e5b
  6. #224f4c
  7. #1b3f3d
  8. #142f2e
  9. #0e1f1e
  10. #07100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#449d98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #449d98
  2. #57a7a2
  3. #69b1ad
  4. #7cbab7
  5. #8fc4c1
  6. #a2cecc
  7. #b4d8d6
  8. #c7e2e0
  9. #daebea
  10. #ecf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#449d98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #449d98
  2. #4a9a96
  3. #509793
  4. #569491
  5. #5c918e
  6. #628f8c
  7. #688c8a
  8. #6e8987
  9. #748685
  10. #7a8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959698 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868b99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a19b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c9998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #729299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #249f9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-449d98 {
  color: #449d98;
}
Background
.bg-449d98 {
  background-color: #449d98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-449d98 {
  border: 2px solid #449d98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #449d98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 157 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 40% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-449d98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #449d98, #44769d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-449d98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 157 152 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.96 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.55 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.57 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.68 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.29 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.79 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.05 #bb6267 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#449d98  rgb(68, 157, 152)  hsl(177, 40%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#9d4449  rgb(157, 68, 73)  hsl(357, 40%, 44%)  Cordovan
#98449d  rgb(152, 68, 157)  hsl(297, 40%, 44%)  Purpureus
#9d9844  rgb(157, 152, 68)  hsl(57, 40%, 44%)  Brass