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#499EAE

#499eae ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#499eae is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 61.96% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.05% cyan, 9.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 189.5°, with 40.89% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2893

Complementary

  1. #499eae
  2. #ae5949

Split complementary

  1. #499eae
  2. #ae496c
  3. #ae8b49

Analogous

  1. #49ae8b
  2. #499eae
  3. #496cae

Triadic

  1. #499eae
  2. #ae499e
  3. #9eae49

Tetradic

  1. #499eae
  2. #5949ae
  3. #ae5949
  4. #9eae49

Square

  1. #499eae
  2. #8b49ae
  3. #ae5949
  4. #6cae49

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3c42
  2. #326d78
  3. #499eae
  4. #7cbcc8
  5. #b2d7de

Shades

#499eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #499eae
  2. #428e9d
  3. #3a7e8b
  4. #336f7a
  5. #2c5f68
  6. #254f57
  7. #1d3f46
  8. #162f34
  9. #0f2023
  10. #071011
  11. #000000

Tints

#499eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #499eae
  2. #5ba8b6
  3. #6db1be
  4. #80bbc6
  5. #92c5ce
  6. #a4cfd7
  7. #b6d8df
  8. #c8e2e7
  9. #dbecef
  10. #edf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#499eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #499eae
  2. #4f9ba9
  3. #5498a5
  4. #5a95a0
  5. #5f929c
  6. #658f97
  7. #6a8c92
  8. #70898e
  9. #758689
  10. #7b8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c979e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9199af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828eae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b9baf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f94ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22a2a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-499eae {
  color: #499eae;
}
Background
.bg-499eae {
  background-color: #499eae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-499eae {
  border: 2px solid #499eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #499eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 158 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-499eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #499eae, #496cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-499eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 158 174 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.46 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.26 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.69 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.18 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 12.01 #b66151 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#499eae  rgb(73, 158, 174)  hsl(190, 41%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#ae5949  rgb(174, 89, 73)  hsl(10, 41%, 48%)  Redwood
#ae499e  rgb(174, 73, 158)  hsl(310, 41%, 48%)  Purpureus
#9eae49  rgb(158, 174, 73)  hsl(70, 41%, 48%)  Apple Green