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#5A8B8D

#5a8b8d ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5a8b8d is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 54.51% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.17% cyan, 1.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 182.35°, with 22.08% saturation and 45.29% 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 6.41.

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Relative luminance0.2256

Complementary

  1. #5a8b8d
  2. #8d5c5a

Split complementary

  1. #5a8b8d
  2. #8d5a71
  3. #8d755a

Analogous

  1. #5a8d75
  2. #5a8b8d
  3. #5a718d

Triadic

  1. #5a8b8d
  2. #8d5a8b
  3. #8b8d5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a8b8d
  2. #5c5a8d
  3. #8d5c5a
  4. #8b8d5a

Square

  1. #5a8b8d
  2. #755a8d
  3. #8d5c5a
  4. #718d5a

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2f30
  2. #3c5d5e
  3. #5a8b8d
  4. #83aeb0
  5. #b2cdce

Shades

#5a8b8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a8b8d
  2. #517d7f
  3. #486f71
  4. #3f6163
  5. #365355
  6. #2d4647
  7. #243838
  8. #1b2a2a
  9. #121c1c
  10. #090e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a8b8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a8b8d
  2. #6b9798
  3. #7ba2a4
  4. #8caeaf
  5. #9cb9bb
  6. #adc5c6
  7. #bdd1d1
  8. #cedcdd
  9. #dee8e8
  10. #eff3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a8b8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a8b8d
  2. #5e8a8c
  3. #62898a
  4. #658889
  5. #698788
  6. #6d8687
  7. #718485
  8. #758384
  9. #788283
  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 #758687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85878d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b808d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #468e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76888d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f848d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f8d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a8b8d {
  color: #5a8b8d;
}
Background
.bg-5a8b8d {
  background-color: #5a8b8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5a8b8d {
  border: 2px solid #5a8b8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a8b8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 139 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 22% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a8b8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a8b8d, #5a718d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a8b8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 139 141 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.41 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.07 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.44 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.98 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.13 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.18 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.40 #a57472 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5a8b8d  rgb(90, 139, 141)  hsl(182, 22%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#8d5c5a  rgb(141, 92, 90)  hsl(2, 22%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#8d5a8b  rgb(141, 90, 139)  hsl(302, 22%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#8b8d5a  rgb(139, 141, 90)  hsl(62, 22%, 45%)  Moss Green