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#679898

#679898 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#679898 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.39% red, 59.61% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 19.22% saturation and 50% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #679898
  2. #986767

Split complementary

  1. #679898
  2. #986780
  3. #988067

Analogous

  1. #679880
  2. #679898
  3. #677f98

Triadic

  1. #679898
  2. #986798
  3. #989867

Tetradic

  1. #679898
  2. #676798
  3. #986767
  4. #989867

Square

  1. #679898
  2. #7f6798
  3. #986767
  4. #809867

Monochromatic

  1. #293d3d
  2. #486a6a
  3. #679898
  4. #95b7b7
  5. #c2d6d6

Shades

#679898 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #679898
  2. #5d8989
  3. #527a7a
  4. #486a6a
  5. #3e5b5b
  6. #344c4c
  7. #293d3d
  8. #1f2e2e
  9. #151e1e
  10. #0a0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#679898 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #679898
  2. #76a2a2
  3. #85adad
  4. #95b7b7
  5. #a4c1c1
  6. #b3cccc
  7. #c2d6d6
  8. #d1e0e0
  9. #e1eaea
  10. #f0f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#679898 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #679898
  2. #6a9696
  3. #6c9393
  4. #6f9191
  5. #718e8e
  6. #748c8c
  7. #768a8a
  8. #798787
  9. #7b8585
  10. #7e8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #819393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929398 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898c98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #559b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #839598 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9198 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d9a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-679898 {
  color: #679898;
}
Background
.bg-679898 {
  background-color: #679898;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-679898 {
  border: 2px solid #679898;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #679898;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 152 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 19% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-679898 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #679898, #677f98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-679898 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 152 152 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 2.79 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.16 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.28 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.83 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.79 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.99 #986767 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#679898  rgb(103, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 19%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#986767  rgb(152, 103, 103)  hsl(0, 19%, 50%)  Copper Rose
#986798  rgb(152, 103, 152)  hsl(300, 19%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#989867  rgb(152, 152, 103)  hsl(60, 19%, 50%)  Moss Green