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#6FA8AA

#6fa8aa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6fa8aa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 65.88% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.71% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 182.03°, with 25.76% saturation and 55.1% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.3429

Complementary

  1. #6fa8aa
  2. #aa716f

Split complementary

  1. #6fa8aa
  2. #aa6f8b
  3. #aa8f6f

Analogous

  1. #6faa8f
  2. #6fa8aa
  3. #6f8baa

Triadic

  1. #6fa8aa
  2. #aa6fa8
  3. #a8aa6f

Tetradic

  1. #6fa8aa
  2. #716faa
  3. #aa716f
  4. #a8aa6f

Square

  1. #6fa8aa
  2. #8f6faa
  3. #aa716f
  4. #8baa6f

Monochromatic

  1. #304f50
  2. #4c7f81
  3. #6fa8aa
  4. #9fc5c6
  5. #cfe2e3

Shades

#6fa8aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6fa8aa
  2. #649799
  3. #598688
  4. #4e7677
  5. #436566
  6. #385455
  7. #2c4344
  8. #213233
  9. #162222
  10. #0b1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#6fa8aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6fa8aa
  2. #7db1b3
  3. #8cb9bb
  4. #9ac2c4
  5. #a9cbcc
  6. #b7d4d5
  7. #c5dcdd
  8. #d4e5e6
  9. #e2eeee
  10. #f1f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6fa8aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6fa8aa
  2. #71a4a6
  3. #72a0a2
  4. #749c9d
  5. #769899
  6. #789495
  7. #799091
  8. #7b8c8d
  9. #7d8888
  10. #7e8484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ea2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a3aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969baa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58aca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fa5aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88a0aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #62aaa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6fa8aa {
  color: #6fa8aa;
}
Background
.bg-6fa8aa {
  background-color: #6fa8aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6fa8aa {
  border: 2px solid #6fa8aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6fa8aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 168 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 26% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6fa8aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fa8aa, #6f8baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6fa8aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 168 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.55 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.46 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.32 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.83 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.95 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.56 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 12.12 #905755 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6fa8aa  rgb(111, 168, 170)  hsl(182, 26%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#aa716f  rgb(170, 113, 111)  hsl(2, 26%, 55%)  Copper Rose
#aa6fa8  rgb(170, 111, 168)  hsl(302, 26%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a8aa6f  rgb(168, 170, 111)  hsl(62, 26%, 55%)  Dark Khaki