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#5FAEBC

#5faebc ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5faebc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 68.24% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.47% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 189.03°, with 40.97% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.61.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3634

Complementary

  1. #5faebc
  2. #bc6d5f

Split complementary

  1. #5faebc
  2. #bc5f80
  3. #bc9b5f

Analogous

  1. #5fbc9b
  2. #5faebc
  3. #5f80bc

Triadic

  1. #5faebc
  2. #bc5fae
  3. #aebc5f

Tetradic

  1. #5faebc
  2. #6d5fbc
  3. #bc6d5f
  4. #aebc5f

Square

  1. #5faebc
  2. #9b5fbc
  3. #bc6d5f
  4. #80bc5f

Monochromatic

  1. #26545c
  2. #3d8592
  3. #5faebc
  4. #95c9d3
  5. #cbe5e9

Shades

#5faebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5faebc
  2. #569da9
  3. #4c8b96
  4. #437a84
  5. #396871
  6. #30575e
  7. #26464b
  8. #1d3438
  9. #132326
  10. #0a1113
  11. #000000

Tints

#5faebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5faebc
  2. #6fb6c3
  3. #7fbec9
  4. #8fc6d0
  5. #9fced7
  6. #afd7de
  7. #bfdfe4
  8. #cfe7eb
  9. #dfeff2
  10. #eff7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5faebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5faebc
  2. #62a9b6
  3. #66a5b0
  4. #69a0aa
  5. #6c9ca4
  6. #70979e
  7. #739298
  8. #768e92
  9. #79898c
  10. #7d8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ca7ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939ebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #28b4b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cabbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81a4bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44b2b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5faebc {
  color: #5faebc;
}
Background
.bg-5faebc {
  background-color: #5faebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5faebc {
  border: 2px solid #5faebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5faebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 174 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5faebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5faebc, #5f80bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5faebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 174 188 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.61 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.99 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.87 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.39 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.50 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.81 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.92 #a05143 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5faebc  rgb(95, 174, 188)  hsl(189, 41%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#bc6d5f  rgb(188, 109, 95)  hsl(9, 41%, 55%)  Indian Red
#bc5fae  rgb(188, 95, 174)  hsl(309, 41%, 55%)  Sky Magenta
#aebc5f  rgb(174, 188, 95)  hsl(69, 41%, 55%)  Dark Khaki