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#568C8A

#568c8a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#568c8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 54.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.43% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 177.78°, with 23.89% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.2257

Complementary

  1. #568c8a
  2. #8c5658

Split complementary

  1. #568c8a
  2. #8c5673
  3. #8c6f56

Analogous

  1. #568c6f
  2. #568c8a
  3. #56738c

Triadic

  1. #568c8a
  2. #8a568c
  3. #8c8a56

Tetradic

  1. #568c8a
  2. #56588c
  3. #8c5658
  4. #8c8a56

Square

  1. #568c8a
  2. #6f568c
  3. #8c5658
  4. #738c56

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2d2d
  2. #395d5b
  3. #568c8a
  4. #7eb0ae
  5. #aecdcc

Shades

#568c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #568c8a
  2. #4d7e7c
  3. #45706e
  4. #3c6261
  5. #345453
  6. #2b4645
  7. #223837
  8. #1a2a29
  9. #111c1c
  10. #090e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#568c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #568c8a
  2. #679896
  3. #78a3a1
  4. #89afad
  5. #9abab9
  6. #abc6c5
  7. #bbd1d0
  8. #ccdddc
  9. #dde8e8
  10. #eef4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#568c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #568c8a
  2. #5a8b89
  3. #5e8a88
  4. #638887
  5. #678786
  6. #6b8685
  7. #6f8584
  8. #738483
  9. #788282
  10. #7c8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #738686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86878a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c808b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #408f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76898a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f858a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a8e8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-568c8a {
  color: #568c8a;
}
Background
.bg-568c8a {
  background-color: #568c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-568c8a {
  border: 2px solid #568c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #568c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 140 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 24% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-568c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #568c8a, #56738c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-568c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 140 138 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.26 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.83 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.50 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.07 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.49 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.95 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.41 #a97375 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#568c8a  rgb(86, 140, 138)  hsl(178, 24%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#8c5658  rgb(140, 86, 88)  hsl(358, 24%, 44%)  Tuscan Red
#8a568c  rgb(138, 86, 140)  hsl(298, 24%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#8c8a56  rgb(140, 138, 86)  hsl(58, 24%, 44%)  Moss Green