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#63AAAE

#63aaae ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#63aaae is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.82% red, 66.67% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.1% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 183.2°, with 31.65% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.3446

Complementary

  1. #63aaae
  2. #ae6763

Split complementary

  1. #63aaae
  2. #ae6385
  3. #ae8d63

Analogous

  1. #63ae8d
  2. #63aaae
  3. #6385ae

Triadic

  1. #63aaae
  2. #ae63aa
  3. #aaae63

Tetradic

  1. #63aaae
  2. #6763ae
  3. #ae6763
  4. #aaae63

Square

  1. #63aaae
  2. #8d63ae
  3. #ae6763
  4. #85ae63

Monochromatic

  1. #294d4f
  2. #437e81
  3. #63aaae
  4. #95c5c8
  5. #c8e1e2

Shades

#63aaae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #63aaae
  2. #59999d
  3. #4f888b
  4. #45777a
  5. #3b6668
  6. #325557
  7. #284446
  8. #1e3334
  9. #142223
  10. #0a1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#63aaae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #63aaae
  2. #73b3b6
  3. #82bbbe
  4. #92c4c6
  5. #a1ccce
  6. #b1d5d7
  7. #c1dddf
  8. #d0e6e7
  9. #e0eeef
  10. #eff7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#63aaae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #63aaae
  2. #66a6a9
  3. #69a2a5
  4. #6c9da0
  5. #6f999c
  6. #729597
  7. #749192
  8. #778d8e
  9. #7a8889
  10. #7d8485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ba3a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a4ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949aae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3fafab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ca7ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83a1ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50adac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-63aaae {
  color: #63aaae;
}
Background
.bg-63aaae {
  background-color: #63aaae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-63aaae {
  border: 2px solid #63aaae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #63aaae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 99 170 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 32% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-63aaae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #63aaae, #6385ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-63aaae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(99 170 174 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.73 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.14 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.08 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.99 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.94 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.13 #9c5551 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#63aaae  rgb(99, 170, 174)  hsl(183, 32%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#ae6763  rgb(174, 103, 99)  hsl(3, 32%, 54%)  Redwood
#ae63aa  rgb(174, 99, 170)  hsl(303, 32%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#aaae63  rgb(170, 174, 99)  hsl(63, 32%, 54%)  Dark Khaki