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#479898

#479898 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#479898 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 59.61% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 36.32% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.2606

Complementary

  1. #479898
  2. #984747

Split complementary

  1. #479898
  2. #984770
  3. #987047

Analogous

  1. #479870
  2. #479898
  3. #477098

Triadic

  1. #479898
  2. #984798
  3. #989847

Tetradic

  1. #479898
  2. #474798
  3. #984747
  4. #989847

Square

  1. #479898
  2. #704798
  3. #984747
  4. #709847

Monochromatic

  1. #163030
  2. #2f6464
  3. #479898
  4. #70bcbc
  5. #a4d4d4

Shades

#479898 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #479898
  2. #408989
  3. #397a7a
  4. #326a6a
  5. #2b5b5b
  6. #244c4c
  7. #1c3d3d
  8. #152e2e
  9. #0e1e1e
  10. #070f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#479898 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #479898
  2. #59a2a2
  3. #6cadad
  4. #7eb7b7
  5. #91c1c1
  6. #a3cccc
  7. #b5d6d6
  8. #c8e0e0
  9. #daeaea
  10. #edf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#479898 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #479898
  2. #4d9696
  3. #529393
  4. #589191
  5. #5e8e8e
  6. #648c8c
  7. #698a8a
  8. #6f8787
  9. #758585
  10. #7a8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #799498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f8e98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b9b98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-479898 {
  color: #479898;
}
Background
.bg-479898 {
  background-color: #479898;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-479898 {
  border: 2px solid #479898;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #479898;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 152 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 36% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-479898 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #479898, #477098);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-479898 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 152 152 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.83 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.24 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.39 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.84 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.13 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.79 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.64 #b86767 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#479898  rgb(71, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 36%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#984747  rgb(152, 71, 71)  hsl(0, 36%, 44%)  Cordovan
#984798  rgb(152, 71, 152)  hsl(300, 36%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#989847  rgb(152, 152, 71)  hsl(60, 36%, 44%)  Moss Green