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#61999A

#61999a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#61999a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 60% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.01% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 181.05°, with 22.71% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2766

Complementary

  1. #61999a
  2. #9a6261

Split complementary

  1. #61999a
  2. #9a617d
  3. #9a7f61

Analogous

  1. #619a7f
  2. #61999a
  3. #617d9a

Triadic

  1. #61999a
  2. #9a6199
  3. #999a61

Tetradic

  1. #61999a
  2. #62619a
  3. #9a6261
  4. #999a61

Square

  1. #61999a
  2. #7f619a
  3. #9a6261
  4. #7d9a61

Monochromatic

  1. #263c3c
  2. #436a6b
  3. #61999a
  4. #8fb8b8
  5. #bed6d6

Shades

#61999a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #61999a
  2. #578a8b
  3. #4e7a7b
  4. #446b6c
  5. #3a5c5c
  6. #314d4d
  7. #273d3e
  8. #1d2e2e
  9. #131f1f
  10. #0a0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#61999a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #61999a
  2. #71a3a4
  3. #81adae
  4. #90b8b8
  5. #a0c2c2
  6. #b0cccd
  7. #c0d6d7
  8. #d0e0e1
  9. #dfebeb
  10. #eff5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#61999a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #61999a
  2. #649797
  3. #679495
  4. #6a9292
  5. #6d8f90
  6. #718d8d
  7. #748a8a
  8. #778888
  9. #7a8585
  10. #7d8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92949a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888c9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a9d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81969a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a919a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #549b99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-61999a {
  color: #61999a;
}
Background
.bg-61999a {
  background-color: #61999a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-61999a {
  border: 2px solid #61999a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #61999a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 153 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 23% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-61999a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #61999a, #617d9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-61999a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 153 154 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 1.78 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.38 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.48 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.57 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.42 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.72 #9e6665 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#61999a  rgb(97, 153, 154)  hsl(181, 23%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#9a6261  rgb(154, 98, 97)  hsl(1, 23%, 49%)  Copper Rose
#9a6199  rgb(154, 97, 153)  hsl(301, 23%, 49%)  Purpureus
#999a61  rgb(153, 154, 97)  hsl(61, 23%, 49%)  Moss Green