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#5A9488

#5a9488 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5a9488 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 58.04% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.11% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 167.59°, with 24.37% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.2513

Complementary

  1. #5a9488
  2. #945a66

Split complementary

  1. #5a9488
  2. #945a83
  3. #946b5a

Analogous

  1. #5a946b
  2. #5a9488
  3. #5a8394

Triadic

  1. #5a9488
  2. #885a94
  3. #94885a

Tetradic

  1. #5a9488
  2. #5a6694
  3. #945a66
  4. #94885a

Square

  1. #5a9488
  2. #6b5a94
  3. #945a66
  4. #83945a

Monochromatic

  1. #203531
  2. #3d645c
  3. #5a9488
  4. #85b5ab
  5. #b5d2cc

Shades

#5a9488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a9488
  2. #51857a
  3. #48766d
  4. #3f685f
  5. #365952
  6. #2d4a44
  7. #243b36
  8. #1b2c29
  9. #121e1b
  10. #090f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a9488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a9488
  2. #6b9f94
  3. #7ba9a0
  4. #8cb4ac
  5. #9cbfb8
  6. #adcac4
  7. #bdd4cf
  8. #cedfdb
  9. #deeae7
  10. #eff4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a9488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a9488
  2. #5e9287
  3. #629086
  4. #658e86
  5. #698c85
  6. #6d8a84
  7. #718883
  8. #758682
  9. #788482
  10. #7c8281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908e88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #469690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e9088 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f958d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a9488 {
  color: #5a9488;
}
Background
.bg-5a9488 {
  background-color: #5a9488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5a9488 {
  border: 2px solid #5a9488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a9488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 148 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 24% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a9488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a9488, #5a8394);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a9488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 148 136 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.91 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.21 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.64 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.71 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.98 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.64 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.83 #a56b77 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5a9488  rgb(90, 148, 136)  hsl(168, 24%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#945a66  rgb(148, 90, 102)  hsl(348, 24%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#885a94  rgb(136, 90, 148)  hsl(288, 24%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#94885a  rgb(148, 136, 90)  hsl(48, 24%, 47%)  Moss Green