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#6EAEB8

#6eaeb8 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6eaeb8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 68.24% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.22% cyan, 5.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 188.11°, with 34.26% saturation and 57.65% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3705

Complementary

  1. #6eaeb8
  2. #b8786e

Split complementary

  1. #6eaeb8
  2. #b86e89
  3. #b89d6e

Analogous

  1. #6eb89d
  2. #6eaeb8
  3. #6e89b8

Triadic

  1. #6eaeb8
  2. #b86eae
  3. #aeb86e

Tetradic

  1. #6eaeb8
  2. #786eb8
  3. #b8786e
  4. #aeb86e

Square

  1. #6eaeb8
  2. #9d6eb8
  3. #b8786e
  4. #89b86e

Monochromatic

  1. #2e585f
  2. #478892
  3. #6eaeb8
  4. #a1cbd1
  5. #d5e7ea

Shades

#6eaeb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6eaeb8
  2. #639da6
  3. #588b93
  4. #4d7a81
  5. #42686e
  6. #37575c
  7. #2c464a
  8. #213437
  9. #162325
  10. #0b1112
  11. #000000

Tints

#6eaeb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6eaeb8
  2. #7db6bf
  3. #8bbec6
  4. #9ac6cd
  5. #a8ced4
  6. #b7d7dc
  7. #c5dfe3
  8. #d4e7ea
  9. #e2eff1
  10. #f1f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6eaeb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6eaeb8
  2. #70a9b2
  3. #72a5ad
  4. #73a0a7
  5. #759ca2
  6. #77979c
  7. #799296
  8. #7b8e91
  9. #7c898b
  10. #7e8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91a8ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a9b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a0b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4fb3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91abb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89a6b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5db1b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6eaeb8 {
  color: #6eaeb8;
}
Background
.bg-6eaeb8 {
  background-color: #6eaeb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6eaeb8 {
  border: 2px solid #6eaeb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6eaeb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 174 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 34% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6eaeb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6eaeb8, #6e89b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6eaeb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 174 184 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.04 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.88 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.79 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.93 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.98 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.74 #915147 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6eaeb8  rgb(110, 174, 184)  hsl(188, 34%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#b8786e  rgb(184, 120, 110)  hsl(8, 34%, 58%)  Old Rose
#b86eae  rgb(184, 110, 174)  hsl(308, 34%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#aeb86e  rgb(174, 184, 110)  hsl(68, 34%, 58%)  Dark Khaki