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#678C8A

#678c8a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#678c8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.39% red, 54.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.43% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 176.76°, with 15.23% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.07.

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Relative luminance0.2347

Complementary

  1. #678c8a
  2. #8c6769

Split complementary

  1. #678c8a
  2. #8c677c
  3. #8c7867

Analogous

  1. #678c78
  2. #678c8a
  3. #677c8c

Triadic

  1. #678c8a
  2. #8a678c
  3. #8c8a67

Tetradic

  1. #678c8a
  2. #67698c
  3. #8c6769
  4. #8c8a67

Square

  1. #678c8a
  2. #78678c
  3. #8c6769
  4. #7c8c67

Monochromatic

  1. #263433
  2. #47605f
  3. #678c8a
  4. #91aead
  5. #bdcfce

Shades

#678c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #678c8a
  2. #5d7e7c
  3. #52706e
  4. #486261
  5. #3e5453
  6. #344645
  7. #293837
  8. #1f2a29
  9. #151c1c
  10. #0a0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#678c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #678c8a
  2. #769896
  3. #85a3a1
  4. #95afad
  5. #a4bab9
  6. #b3c6c5
  7. #c2d1d0
  8. #d1dddc
  9. #e1e8e8
  10. #f0f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#678c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #678c8a
  2. #6a8b89
  3. #6c8a88
  4. #6f8887
  5. #718786
  6. #748685
  7. #768584
  8. #798483
  9. #7b8282
  10. #7e8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a8887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88888a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80838a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b8e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8a8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77878a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #608d8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-678c8a {
  color: #678c8a;
}
Background
.bg-678c8a {
  background-color: #678c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-678c8a {
  border: 2px solid #678c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #678c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 140 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 15% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-678c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #678c8a, #677c8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-678c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 140 138 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.07 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.41 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.34 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.33 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.43 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.63 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.89 #987375 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#678c8a  rgb(103, 140, 138)  hsl(177, 15%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#8c6769  rgb(140, 103, 105)  hsl(357, 15%, 48%)  Copper Rose
#8a678c  rgb(138, 103, 140)  hsl(297, 15%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#8c8a67  rgb(140, 138, 103)  hsl(57, 15%, 48%)  Moss Green