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#5B9898

#5b9898 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5b9898 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 59.61% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 25.1% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.2695

Complementary

  1. #5b9898
  2. #985b5b

Split complementary

  1. #5b9898
  2. #985b7a
  3. #987a5b

Analogous

  1. #5b987a
  2. #5b9898
  3. #5b7a98

Triadic

  1. #5b9898
  2. #985b98
  3. #98985b

Tetradic

  1. #5b9898
  2. #5b5b98
  3. #985b5b
  4. #98985b

Square

  1. #5b9898
  2. #7a5b98
  3. #985b5b
  4. #7a985b

Monochromatic

  1. #223838
  2. #3e6868
  3. #5b9898
  4. #88b8b8
  5. #b8d4d4

Shades

#5b9898 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b9898
  2. #528989
  3. #497a7a
  4. #406a6a
  5. #375b5b
  6. #2e4c4c
  7. #243d3d
  8. #1b2e2e
  9. #121e1e
  10. #090f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b9898 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b9898
  2. #6ba2a2
  3. #7cadad
  4. #8cb7b7
  5. #9dc1c1
  6. #adcccc
  7. #bdd6d6
  8. #cee0e0
  9. #deeaea
  10. #eff5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b9898 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b9898
  2. #5f9696
  3. #629393
  4. #669191
  5. #6a8e8e
  6. #6e8c8c
  7. #718a8a
  8. #758787
  9. #798585
  10. #7c8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919398 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868a99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #409c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f9598 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #779098 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c9a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b9898 {
  color: #5b9898;
}
Background
.bg-5b9898 {
  background-color: #5b9898;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5b9898 {
  border: 2px solid #5b9898;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b9898;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 152 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 25% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b9898 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b9898, #5b7a98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b9898 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 152 152 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 2.14 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.32 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.16 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.06 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.59 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.33 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.69 #a46767 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5b9898  rgb(91, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 25%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#985b5b  rgb(152, 91, 91)  hsl(0, 25%, 48%)  Copper Rose
#985b98  rgb(152, 91, 152)  hsl(300, 25%, 48%)  Purpureus
#98985b  rgb(152, 152, 91)  hsl(60, 25%, 48%)  Moss Green