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#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
  • cadetblue
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#5f9ea0 (Cadet Blue) is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 61.96% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.63% cyan, 1.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 181.85°, with 25.49% saturation and 50% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA).

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2942

Complementary

  1. #5f9ea0
  2. #a0615f

Split complementary

  1. #5f9ea0
  2. #a05f7d
  3. #a0825f

Analogous

  1. #5fa082
  2. #5f9ea0
  3. #5f7da0

Triadic

  1. #5f9ea0
  2. #a05f9e
  3. #9ea05f

Tetradic

  1. #5f9ea0
  2. #615fa0
  3. #a0615f
  4. #9ea05f

Square

  1. #5f9ea0
  2. #825fa0
  3. #a0615f
  4. #7da05f

Monochromatic

  1. #263f40
  2. #436f70
  3. #5f9ea0
  4. #8fbbbc
  5. #bfd8d9

Shades

#5f9ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f9ea0
  2. #568e90
  3. #4c7e80
  4. #436f70
  5. #395f60
  6. #304f50
  7. #263f40
  8. #1d2f30
  9. #132020
  10. #0a1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f9ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f9ea0
  2. #6fa8aa
  3. #7fb1b3
  4. #8fbbbd
  5. #9fc5c6
  6. #afcfd0
  7. #bfd8d9
  8. #cfe2e3
  9. #dfecec
  10. #eff5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f9ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f9ea0
  2. #629b9d
  3. #66989a
  4. #699596
  5. #6c9293
  6. #708f90
  7. #738c8d
  8. #76898a
  9. #798686
  10. #7d8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #829899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9699a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b90a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42a29e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #849ba0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b96a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fa09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f9ea0 {
  color: #5f9ea0;
}
Background
.bg-5f9ea0 {
  background-color: #5f9ea0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5f9ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #5f9ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f9ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 158 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 25% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f9ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f9ea0, #5f7da0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f9ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 158 160 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.00 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.29 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.88 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.56 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.95 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.12 #a0615f Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5f9ea0  rgb(95, 158, 160)  hsl(182, 25%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#a0615f  rgb(160, 97, 95)  hsl(2, 25%, 50%)  Copper Rose
#a05f9e  rgb(160, 95, 158)  hsl(302, 25%, 50%)  Purpureus
#9ea05f  rgb(158, 160, 95)  hsl(62, 25%, 50%)  Moss Green