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#558B8A

#558b8a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#558b8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 54.51% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.72% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 178.89°, with 24.11% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.2223

Complementary

  1. #558b8a
  2. #8b5556

Split complementary

  1. #558b8a
  2. #8b5571
  3. #8b6f55

Analogous

  1. #558b6f
  2. #558b8a
  3. #55718b

Triadic

  1. #558b8a
  2. #8a558b
  3. #8b8a55

Tetradic

  1. #558b8a
  2. #55568b
  3. #8b5556
  4. #8b8a55

Square

  1. #558b8a
  2. #6f558b
  3. #8b5556
  4. #718b55

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2c2c
  2. #385c5b
  3. #558b8a
  4. #7db0af
  5. #accdcc

Shades

#558b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #558b8a
  2. #4d7d7c
  3. #446f6e
  4. #3c6161
  5. #335353
  6. #2b4645
  7. #223837
  8. #1a2a29
  9. #111c1c
  10. #090e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#558b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #558b8a
  2. #669796
  3. #77a2a1
  4. #88aead
  5. #99b9b9
  6. #aac5c5
  7. #bbd1d0
  8. #ccdcdc
  9. #dde8e8
  10. #eef3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#558b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #558b8a
  2. #598a89
  3. #5e8988
  4. #628887
  5. #668786
  6. #6b8685
  7. #6f8484
  8. #738383
  9. #778282
  10. #7c8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85868a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7f8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e8e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75888a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e848a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #488d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-558b8a {
  color: #558b8a;
}
Background
.bg-558b8a {
  background-color: #558b8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-558b8a {
  border: 2px solid #558b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #558b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 139 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 24% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-558b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #558b8a, #55718b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-558b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 139 138 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.49 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.77 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.27 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.84 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.72 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.12 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.31 #aa7475 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#558b8a  rgb(85, 139, 138)  hsl(179, 24%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#8b5556  rgb(139, 85, 86)  hsl(359, 24%, 44%)  Tuscan Red
#8a558b  rgb(138, 85, 139)  hsl(299, 24%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#8b8a55  rgb(139, 138, 85)  hsl(59, 24%, 44%)  Moss Green