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#6D939E

#6d939e ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6d939e is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 57.65% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.01% cyan, 6.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 193.47°, with 20.16% saturation and 52.35% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.92.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2659

Complementary

  1. #6d939e
  2. #9e786d

Split complementary

  1. #6d939e
  2. #9e6d7a
  3. #9e906d

Analogous

  1. #6d9e90
  2. #6d939e
  3. #6d7a9e

Triadic

  1. #6d939e
  2. #9e6d93
  3. #939e6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d939e
  2. #786d9e
  3. #9e786d
  4. #939e6d

Square

  1. #6d939e
  2. #906d9e
  3. #9e786d
  4. #7a9e6d

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3f44
  2. #4c6a72
  3. #6d939e
  4. #9bb5bd
  5. #c9d7db

Shades

#6d939e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d939e
  2. #62848e
  3. #57767e
  4. #4c676f
  5. #41585f
  6. #374a4f
  7. #2c3b3f
  8. #212c2f
  9. #161d20
  10. #0b0f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d939e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d939e
  2. #7c9ea8
  3. #8aa9b1
  4. #99b3bb
  5. #a7bec5
  6. #b6c9cf
  7. #c5d4d8
  8. #d3dfe2
  9. #e2e9ec
  10. #f0f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d939e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d939e
  2. #6f919b
  3. #718f98
  4. #738d95
  5. #758b92
  6. #778a8f
  7. #78888c
  8. #7a8689
  9. #7c8486
  10. #7e8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818f94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c909f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848a9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d9796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80919e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b8e9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #649599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d939e {
  color: #6d939e;
}
Background
.bg-6d939e {
  background-color: #6d939e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d939e {
  border: 2px solid #6d939e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d939e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 147 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 20% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d939e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d939e, #6d7a9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d939e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 147 158 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.92 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.66 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.66 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.74 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.96 #926c61 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6d939e  rgb(109, 147, 158)  hsl(193, 20%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#9e786d  rgb(158, 120, 109)  hsl(13, 20%, 52%)  Beaver
#9e6d93  rgb(158, 109, 147)  hsl(313, 20%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#939e6d  rgb(147, 158, 109)  hsl(73, 20%, 52%)  Moss Green