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#589899

#589899 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#589899 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 59.61% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.48% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180.92°, with 26.97% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2683

Complementary

  1. #589899
  2. #995958

Split complementary

  1. #589899
  2. #995877
  3. #997958

Analogous

  1. #589979
  2. #589899
  3. #587799

Triadic

  1. #589899
  2. #995898
  3. #989958

Tetradic

  1. #589899
  2. #595899
  3. #995958
  4. #989958

Square

  1. #589899
  2. #795899
  3. #995958
  4. #779958

Monochromatic

  1. #203738
  2. #3c6868
  3. #589899
  4. #85b8b9
  5. #b5d4d5

Shades

#589899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #589899
  2. #4f898a
  3. #467a7a
  4. #3e6a6b
  5. #355b5c
  6. #2c4c4d
  7. #233d3d
  8. #1a2e2e
  9. #121e1f
  10. #090f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#589899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #589899
  2. #69a2a3
  3. #79adad
  4. #8ab7b8
  5. #9bc1c2
  6. #accccc
  7. #bcd6d6
  8. #cde0e0
  9. #deeaeb
  10. #eef5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#589899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #589899
  2. #5c9697
  3. #609394
  4. #649192
  5. #688e8f
  6. #6c8c8d
  7. #708a8a
  8. #748788
  9. #788585
  10. #7c8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909399 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858a9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #399c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e9599 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #759099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #489a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-589899 {
  color: #589899;
}
Background
.bg-589899 {
  background-color: #589899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-589899 {
  border: 2px solid #589899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #589899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 152 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 27% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-589899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #589899, #587799);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-589899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 152 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 2.12 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.04 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.10 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.99 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.66 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.11 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.29 #a76766 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#589899  rgb(88, 152, 153)  hsl(181, 27%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#995958  rgb(153, 89, 88)  hsl(1, 27%, 47%)  Redwood
#995898  rgb(153, 88, 152)  hsl(301, 27%, 47%)  Purpureus
#989958  rgb(152, 153, 88)  hsl(61, 27%, 47%)  Moss Green