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#469999

#469999 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#469999 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 37.22% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2638

Complementary

  1. #469999
  2. #994646

Split complementary

  1. #469999
  2. #994670
  3. #997046

Analogous

  1. #469970
  2. #469999
  3. #467099

Triadic

  1. #469999
  2. #994699
  3. #999946

Tetradic

  1. #469999
  2. #464699
  3. #994646
  4. #999946

Square

  1. #469999
  2. #704699
  3. #994646
  4. #709946

Monochromatic

  1. #163030
  2. #2e6565
  3. #469999
  4. #6fbdbd
  5. #a3d5d5

Shades

#469999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #469999
  2. #3f8a8a
  3. #387a7a
  4. #316b6b
  5. #2a5c5c
  6. #234d4d
  7. #1c3d3d
  8. #152e2e
  9. #0e1f1f
  10. #070f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#469999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #469999
  2. #59a3a3
  3. #6badad
  4. #7eb8b8
  5. #90c2c2
  6. #a3cccc
  7. #b5d6d6
  8. #c8e0e0
  9. #daebeb
  10. #edf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#469999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #469999
  2. #4c9797
  3. #529494
  4. #579292
  5. #5d8f8f
  6. #638d8d
  7. #698a8a
  8. #6f8888
  9. #748585
  10. #7a8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909299 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82889a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #799599 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f8f99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #299c99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-469999 {
  color: #469999;
}
Background
.bg-469999 {
  background-color: #469999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-469999 {
  border: 2px solid #469999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #469999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 37% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-469999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #469999, #467099);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-469999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.80 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.39 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.06 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.51 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.94 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.02 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.30 #b96666 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#469999  rgb(70, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 37%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#994646  rgb(153, 70, 70)  hsl(0, 37%, 44%)  Cordovan
#994699  rgb(153, 70, 153)  hsl(300, 37%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#999946  rgb(153, 153, 70)  hsl(60, 37%, 44%)  Moss Green