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#6A968D

#6a968d ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6a968d is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 58.82% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 167.73°, with 17.32% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.268

Complementary

  1. #6a968d
  2. #966a73

Split complementary

  1. #6a968d
  2. #966a89
  3. #96776a

Analogous

  1. #6a9677
  2. #6a968d
  3. #6a8996

Triadic

  1. #6a968d
  2. #8d6a96
  3. #968d6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a968d
  2. #6a7396
  3. #966a73
  4. #968d6a

Square

  1. #6a968d
  2. #776a96
  3. #966a73
  4. #89966a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3c39
  2. #4a6963
  3. #6a968d
  4. #97b6af
  5. #c4d5d2

Shades

#6a968d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a968d
  2. #5f877f
  3. #557871
  4. #4a6963
  5. #405a55
  6. #354b47
  7. #2a3c38
  8. #202d2a
  9. #151e1c
  10. #0b0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a968d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a968d
  2. #79a198
  3. #88aba4
  4. #97b6af
  5. #a6c0bb
  6. #b5cbc6
  7. #c3d5d1
  8. #d2e0dd
  9. #e1eae8
  10. #f0f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a968d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a968d
  2. #6c948c
  3. #6e928a
  4. #718f89
  5. #738d88
  6. #758b87
  7. #778985
  8. #798784
  9. #7c8483
  10. #7e8281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81918d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92918d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8b8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d9893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84938d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f908d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #639791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a968d {
  color: #6a968d;
}
Background
.bg-6a968d {
  background-color: #6a968d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a968d {
  border: 2px solid #6a968d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a968d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 150 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 17% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a968d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a968d, #6a8996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a968d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 150 141 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.84 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.37 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.68 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.78 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.79 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.09 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.80 #956972 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6a968d  rgb(106, 150, 141)  hsl(168, 17%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#966a73  rgb(150, 106, 115)  hsl(348, 17%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#8d6a96  rgb(141, 106, 150)  hsl(288, 17%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#968d6a  rgb(150, 141, 106)  hsl(48, 17%, 50%)  Moss Green