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#608E8B

#608e8b ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#608e8b is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 55.69% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.11% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 176.09°, with 19.33% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.237

Complementary

  1. #608e8b
  2. #8e6063

Split complementary

  1. #608e8b
  2. #8e607a
  3. #8e7460

Analogous

  1. #608e74
  2. #608e8b
  3. #607a8e

Triadic

  1. #608e8b
  2. #8b608e
  3. #8e8b60

Tetradic

  1. #608e8b
  2. #60638e
  3. #8e6063
  4. #8e8b60

Square

  1. #608e8b
  2. #74608e
  3. #8e6063
  4. #7a8e60

Monochromatic

  1. #223332
  2. #41605e
  3. #608e8b
  4. #8ab0ae
  5. #b8cfce

Shades

#608e8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #608e8b
  2. #56807d
  3. #4d726f
  4. #436361
  5. #3a5553
  6. #304746
  7. #263938
  8. #1d2b2a
  9. #131c1c
  10. #0a0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#608e8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #608e8b
  2. #709997
  3. #80a5a2
  4. #90b0ae
  5. #a0bbb9
  6. #b0c7c5
  7. #bfd2d1
  8. #cfdddc
  9. #dfe8e8
  10. #eff4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#608e8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #608e8b
  2. #638d8a
  3. #668b89
  4. #6a8a88
  5. #6d8887
  6. #708786
  7. #738684
  8. #768483
  9. #7a8382
  10. #7d8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89898b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80838c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50908d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b8b8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75888b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #578f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-608e8b {
  color: #608e8b;
}
Background
.bg-608e8b {
  background-color: #608e8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-608e8b {
  border: 2px solid #608e8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #608e8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 142 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 19% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-608e8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #608e8b, #607a8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-608e8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 142 139 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.87 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.59 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.65 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.19 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.31 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.57 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 12.37 #9f7174 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#608e8b  rgb(96, 142, 139)  hsl(176, 19%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#8e6063  rgb(142, 96, 99)  hsl(356, 19%, 47%)  Copper Rose
#8b608e  rgb(139, 96, 142)  hsl(296, 19%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#8e8b60  rgb(142, 139, 96)  hsl(56, 19%, 47%)  Moss Green