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#5C8B8A

#5c8b8a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5c8b8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 54.51% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.72% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 178.72°, with 20.35% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.2258

Complementary

  1. #5c8b8a
  2. #8b5c5d

Split complementary

  1. #5c8b8a
  2. #8b5c74
  3. #8b725c

Analogous

  1. #5c8b72
  2. #5c8b8a
  3. #5c748b

Triadic

  1. #5c8b8a
  2. #8a5c8b
  3. #8b8a5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c8b8a
  2. #5c5d8b
  3. #8b5c5d
  4. #8b8a5c

Square

  1. #5c8b8a
  2. #725c8b
  3. #8b5c5d
  4. #748b5c

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2f2f
  2. #3e5d5c
  3. #5c8b8a
  4. #85aead
  5. #b3cdcc

Shades

#5c8b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c8b8a
  2. #537d7c
  3. #4a6f6e
  4. #406161
  5. #375353
  6. #2e4645
  7. #253837
  8. #1c2a29
  9. #121c1c
  10. #090e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c8b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c8b8a
  2. #6c9796
  3. #7da2a1
  4. #8daead
  5. #9db9b9
  6. #aec5c5
  7. #bed1d0
  8. #cedcdc
  9. #dee8e8
  10. #eff3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c8b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c8b8a
  2. #608a89
  3. #638988
  4. #678887
  5. #6a8786
  6. #6e8685
  7. #728484
  8. #758383
  9. #798282
  10. #7c8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85878a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d808a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a8e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77888a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71858a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #528d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c8b8a {
  color: #5c8b8a;
}
Background
.bg-5c8b8a {
  background-color: #5c8b8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5c8b8a {
  border: 2px solid #5c8b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c8b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 139 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 20% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c8b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c8b8a, #5c748b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c8b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 139 138 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.54 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.09 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.12 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.45 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.67 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.29 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 12.11 #a37475 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5c8b8a  rgb(92, 139, 138)  hsl(179, 20%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#8b5c5d  rgb(139, 92, 93)  hsl(359, 20%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#8a5c8b  rgb(138, 92, 139)  hsl(299, 20%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#8b8a5c  rgb(139, 138, 92)  hsl(59, 20%, 45%)  Moss Green