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#6D9999

#6d9999 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6d9999 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 17.74% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2833

Complementary

  1. #6d9999
  2. #996d6d

Split complementary

  1. #6d9999
  2. #996d83
  3. #99836d

Analogous

  1. #6d9983
  2. #6d9999
  3. #6d8399

Triadic

  1. #6d9999
  2. #996d99
  3. #99996d

Tetradic

  1. #6d9999
  2. #6d6d99
  3. #996d6d
  4. #99996d

Square

  1. #6d9999
  2. #836d99
  3. #996d6d
  4. #83996d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d4040
  2. #4c6d6d
  3. #6d9999
  4. #9ab8b8
  5. #c7d8d8

Shades

#6d9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d9999
  2. #628a8a
  3. #577a7a
  4. #4c6b6b
  5. #415c5c
  6. #374d4d
  7. #2c3d3d
  8. #212e2e
  9. #161f1f
  10. #0b0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d9999
  2. #7ca3a3
  3. #8aadad
  4. #99b8b8
  5. #a7c2c2
  6. #b6cccc
  7. #c5d6d6
  8. #d3e0e0
  9. #e2ebeb
  10. #f0f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d9999
  2. #6f9797
  3. #719494
  4. #739292
  5. #758f8f
  6. #778d8d
  7. #788a8a
  8. #7a8888
  9. #7c8585
  10. #7e8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8e99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d9c99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #869699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #809399 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #649b99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d9999 {
  color: #6d9999;
}
Background
.bg-6d9999 {
  background-color: #6d9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d9999 {
  border: 2px solid #6d9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 18% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d9999, #6d8399);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.52 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.49 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.76 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.30 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.31 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.96 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 12.67 #926666 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6d9999  rgb(109, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 18%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#996d6d  rgb(153, 109, 109)  hsl(0, 18%, 51%)  Copper Rose
#996d99  rgb(153, 109, 153)  hsl(300, 18%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#99996d  rgb(153, 153, 109)  hsl(60, 18%, 51%)  Moss Green