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#669090

#669090 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#669090 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 56.47% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 17.07% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.2478

Complementary

  1. #669090
  2. #906666

Split complementary

  1. #669090
  2. #90667b
  3. #907b66

Analogous

  1. #66907b
  2. #669090
  3. #667b90

Triadic

  1. #669090
  2. #906690
  3. #909066

Tetradic

  1. #669090
  2. #666690
  3. #906666
  4. #909066

Square

  1. #669090
  2. #7b6690
  3. #906666
  4. #7b9066

Monochromatic

  1. #273636
  2. #466363
  3. #669090
  4. #91b1b1
  5. #bed1d1

Shades

#669090 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669090
  2. #5c8282
  3. #527373
  4. #476565
  5. #3d5656
  6. #334848
  7. #293a3a
  8. #1f2b2b
  9. #141d1d
  10. #0a0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#669090 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669090
  2. #759b9b
  3. #85a6a6
  4. #94b1b1
  5. #a3bcbc
  6. #b3c8c8
  7. #c2d3d3
  8. #d1dede
  9. #e0e9e9
  10. #f0f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669090 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669090
  2. #698e8e
  3. #6b8d8d
  4. #6e8b8b
  5. #708a8a
  6. #738888
  7. #768686
  8. #788585
  9. #7b8383
  10. #7d8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c8c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8c90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #579390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e8e90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788a90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d9290 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669090 {
  color: #669090;
}
Background
.bg-669090 {
  background-color: #669090;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669090 {
  border: 2px solid #669090;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669090;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 144 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 17% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669090 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669090, #667b90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669090 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 144 144 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.39 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.00 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.93 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.76 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 12.19 #40826d Viridian ΔE 12.21 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 12.47 #996f6f Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#669090  rgb(102, 144, 144)  hsl(180, 17%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#906666  rgb(144, 102, 102)  hsl(0, 17%, 48%)  Copper Rose
#906690  rgb(144, 102, 144)  hsl(300, 17%, 48%)  Mountbatten Pink
#909066  rgb(144, 144, 102)  hsl(60, 17%, 48%)  Moss Green