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#5C9586

#5c9586 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#5c9586 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 58.43% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.07% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 164.21°, with 23.65% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.84.

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Relative luminance0.2549

Complementary

  1. #5c9586
  2. #955c6b

Split complementary

  1. #5c9586
  2. #955c87
  3. #95695c

Analogous

  1. #5c9569
  2. #5c9586
  3. #5c8795

Triadic

  1. #5c9586
  2. #865c95
  3. #95865c

Tetradic

  1. #5c9586
  2. #5c6b95
  3. #955c6b
  4. #95865c

Square

  1. #5c9586
  2. #695c95
  3. #955c6b
  4. #87955c

Monochromatic

  1. #223631
  2. #3f665b
  3. #5c9586
  4. #88b6aa
  5. #b7d3cb

Shades

#5c9586 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c9586
  2. #538679
  3. #4a776b
  4. #40685e
  5. #375950
  6. #2e4b43
  7. #253c36
  8. #1c2d28
  9. #121e1b
  10. #090f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c9586 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c9586
  2. #6ca092
  3. #7daa9e
  4. #8db5aa
  5. #9dbfb6
  6. #aecac3
  7. #bed5cf
  8. #cedfdb
  9. #deeae7
  10. #eff4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c9586 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c9586
  2. #609385
  3. #639185
  4. #678f84
  5. #6a8d84
  6. #6e8b83
  7. #728882
  8. #758682
  9. #798481
  10. #7c8281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a8f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918e85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878787 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a9690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f9186 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788d87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52968c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c9586 {
  color: #5c9586;
}
Background
.bg-5c9586 {
  background-color: #5c9586;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5c9586 {
  border: 2px solid #5c9586;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c9586;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 149 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 24% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c9586 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c9586, #5c8795);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c9586 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 149 134 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.84 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.09 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.51 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.72 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.87 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.11 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.94 #a36a79 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5c9586  rgb(92, 149, 134)  hsl(164, 24%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#955c6b  rgb(149, 92, 107)  hsl(344, 24%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#865c95  rgb(134, 92, 149)  hsl(284, 24%, 47%)  Purpureus
#95865c  rgb(149, 134, 92)  hsl(44, 24%, 47%)  Camel