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#5A9798

#5a9798 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5a9798 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 59.22% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.79% cyan, 0.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 180.97°, with 25.62% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2657

Complementary

  1. #5a9798
  2. #985b5a

Split complementary

  1. #5a9798
  2. #985a78
  3. #987a5a

Analogous

  1. #5a987a
  2. #5a9798
  3. #5a7898

Triadic

  1. #5a9798
  2. #985a97
  3. #97985a

Tetradic

  1. #5a9798
  2. #5b5a98
  3. #985b5a
  4. #97985a

Square

  1. #5a9798
  2. #7a5a98
  3. #985b5a
  4. #78985a

Monochromatic

  1. #213838
  2. #3e6768
  3. #5a9798
  4. #87b7b8
  5. #b7d4d4

Shades

#5a9798 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a9798
  2. #518889
  3. #48797a
  4. #3f6a6a
  5. #365b5b
  6. #2d4c4c
  7. #243c3d
  8. #1b2d2e
  9. #121e1e
  10. #090f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a9798 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a9798
  2. #6ba1a2
  3. #7bacad
  4. #8cb6b7
  5. #9cc1c1
  6. #adcbcc
  7. #bdd5d6
  8. #cee0e0
  9. #deeaea
  10. #eff5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a9798 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a9798
  2. #5e9596
  3. #629293
  4. #659091
  5. #698e8e
  6. #6d8c8c
  7. #71898a
  8. #758787
  9. #788585
  10. #7c8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909298 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e9b97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e9498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768f98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b9997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a9798 {
  color: #5a9798;
}
Background
.bg-5a9798 {
  background-color: #5a9798;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5a9798 {
  border: 2px solid #5a9798;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a9798;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 151 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 26% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a9798 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a9798, #5a7898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a9798 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 151 152 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 2.32 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.17 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.54 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.44 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.00 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.10 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.31 #a56867 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5a9798  rgb(90, 151, 152)  hsl(181, 26%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#985b5a  rgb(152, 91, 90)  hsl(1, 26%, 47%)  Copper Rose
#985a97  rgb(152, 90, 151)  hsl(301, 26%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#97985a  rgb(151, 152, 90)  hsl(61, 26%, 47%)  Moss Green