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#648F8F

#648f8f ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#648f8f is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 56.08% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 17.7% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.2434

Complementary

  1. #648f8f
  2. #8f6464

Split complementary

  1. #648f8f
  2. #8f647a
  3. #8f7a64

Analogous

  1. #648f7a
  2. #648f8f
  3. #647a8f

Triadic

  1. #648f8f
  2. #8f648f
  3. #8f8f64

Tetradic

  1. #648f8f
  2. #64648f
  3. #8f6464
  4. #8f8f64

Square

  1. #648f8f
  2. #7a648f
  3. #8f6464
  4. #7a8f64

Monochromatic

  1. #253535
  2. #456262
  3. #648f8f
  4. #8fb1b1
  5. #bcd0d0

Shades

#648f8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #648f8f
  2. #5a8181
  3. #507272
  4. #466464
  5. #3c5656
  6. #324848
  7. #283939
  8. #1e2b2b
  9. #141d1d
  10. #0a0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#648f8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #648f8f
  2. #749a9a
  3. #83a5a5
  4. #93b1b1
  5. #a2bcbc
  6. #b2c7c7
  7. #c1d2d2
  8. #d1dddd
  9. #e0e9e9
  10. #f0f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#648f8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #648f8f
  2. #678e8e
  3. #6a8c8c
  4. #6c8b8b
  5. #6f8989
  6. #728888
  7. #758686
  8. #788585
  9. #7a8383
  10. #7d8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b8a8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8b8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81858f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55928f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8d8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77898f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b918f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-648f8f {
  color: #648f8f;
}
Background
.bg-648f8f {
  background-color: #648f8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-648f8f {
  border: 2px solid #648f8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #648f8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 143 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 18% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-648f8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #648f8f, #647a8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-648f8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 143 143 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.54 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.03 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.56 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.31 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.72 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.89 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 12.41 #9b7070 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#648f8f  rgb(100, 143, 143)  hsl(180, 18%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#8f6464  rgb(143, 100, 100)  hsl(0, 18%, 48%)  Copper Rose
#8f648f  rgb(143, 100, 143)  hsl(300, 18%, 48%)  Deep Plum
#8f8f64  rgb(143, 143, 100)  hsl(60, 18%, 48%)  Moss Green