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#548F8A

#548f8a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#548f8a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 56.08% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.5% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 174.92°, with 25.99% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.2336

Complementary

  1. #548f8a
  2. #8f5459

Split complementary

  1. #548f8a
  2. #8f5476
  3. #8f6d54

Analogous

  1. #548f6d
  2. #548f8a
  3. #54768f

Triadic

  1. #548f8a
  2. #8a548f
  3. #8f8a54

Tetradic

  1. #548f8a
  2. #54598f
  3. #8f5459
  4. #8f8a54

Square

  1. #548f8a
  2. #6d548f
  3. #8f5459
  4. #768f54

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2f2d
  2. #385f5b
  3. #548f8a
  4. #7db3ae
  5. #adcfcc

Shades

#548f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #548f8a
  2. #4c817c
  3. #43726e
  4. #3b6461
  5. #325653
  6. #2a4845
  7. #223937
  8. #192b29
  9. #111d1c
  10. #080e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#548f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #548f8a
  2. #659a96
  3. #76a5a1
  4. #87b1ad
  5. #98bcb9
  6. #aac7c5
  7. #bbd2d0
  8. #ccdddc
  9. #dde9e8
  10. #eef4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#548f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #548f8a
  2. #588e89
  3. #5d8c88
  4. #618b87
  5. #668986
  6. #6a8885
  7. #6e8684
  8. #738583
  9. #778382
  10. #7c8281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89898a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f828b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c928d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #778c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70878a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47918c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-548f8a {
  color: #548f8a;
}
Background
.bg-548f8a {
  background-color: #548f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-548f8a {
  border: 2px solid #548f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #548f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 143 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 26% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-548f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #548f8a, #54768f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-548f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 143 138 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.97 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.53 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.70 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.71 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.49 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.31 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.38 #ab7075 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#548f8a  rgb(84, 143, 138)  hsl(175, 26%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#8f5459  rgb(143, 84, 89)  hsl(355, 26%, 45%)  Tuscan Red
#8a548f  rgb(138, 84, 143)  hsl(295, 26%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#8f8a54  rgb(143, 138, 84)  hsl(55, 26%, 45%)  Moss Green