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#579594

#579594 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#579594 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 58.43% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.67% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 179.03°, with 26.27% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.2566

Complementary

  1. #579594
  2. #955758

Split complementary

  1. #579594
  2. #955777
  3. #957557

Analogous

  1. #579575
  2. #579594
  3. #577795

Triadic

  1. #579594
  2. #945795
  3. #959457

Tetradic

  1. #579594
  2. #575895
  3. #955758
  4. #959457

Square

  1. #579594
  2. #755795
  3. #955758
  4. #779557

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3434
  2. #3b6564
  3. #579594
  4. #82b6b5
  5. #b3d2d2

Shades

#579594 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #579594
  2. #4e8685
  3. #467776
  4. #3d6868
  5. #345959
  6. #2c4b4a
  7. #233c3b
  8. #1a2d2c
  9. #111e1e
  10. #090f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#579594 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #579594
  2. #68a09f
  3. #79aaa9
  4. #89b5b4
  5. #9abfbf
  6. #abcaca
  7. #bcd5d4
  8. #cddfdf
  9. #ddeaea
  10. #eef4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#579594 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #579594
  2. #5b9392
  3. #5f9190
  4. #638f8e
  5. #678d8c
  6. #6c8b8a
  7. #708888
  8. #748686
  9. #788484
  10. #7c8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798f8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8f94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838795 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b9894 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c9294 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #748d94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #489794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-579594 {
  color: #579594;
}
Background
.bg-579594 {
  background-color: #579594;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-579594 {
  border: 2px solid #579594;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #579594;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 149 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 26% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-579594 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #579594, #577795);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-579594 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 149 148 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.32 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.36 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.77 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.24 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.40 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.46 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.41 #a86a6b Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#579594  rgb(87, 149, 148)  hsl(179, 26%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#955758  rgb(149, 87, 88)  hsl(359, 26%, 46%)  Copper Rose
#945795  rgb(148, 87, 149)  hsl(299, 26%, 46%)  Deep Plum
#959457  rgb(149, 148, 87)  hsl(59, 26%, 46%)  Moss Green