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#709090

#709090 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#709090 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 56.47% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 12.6% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.254

Complementary

  1. #709090
  2. #907070

Split complementary

  1. #709090
  2. #907080
  3. #908070

Analogous

  1. #709080
  2. #709090
  3. #708090

Triadic

  1. #709090
  2. #907090
  3. #909070

Tetradic

  1. #709090
  2. #707090
  3. #907070
  4. #909070

Square

  1. #709090
  2. #807090
  3. #907070
  4. #809070

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3a3a
  2. #4e6565
  3. #709090
  4. #9bb1b1
  5. #c6d3d3

Shades

#709090 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #709090
  2. #658282
  3. #5a7373
  4. #4e6565
  5. #435656
  6. #384848
  7. #2d3a3a
  8. #222b2b
  9. #161d1d
  10. #0b0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#709090 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #709090
  2. #7e9b9b
  3. #8da6a6
  4. #9bb1b1
  5. #a9bcbc
  6. #b8c8c8
  7. #c6d3d3
  8. #d4dede
  9. #e2e9e9
  10. #f1f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#709090 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #709090
  2. #728e8e
  3. #738d8d
  4. #758b8b
  5. #768a8a
  6. #788888
  7. #7a8686
  8. #7b8585
  9. #7d8383
  10. #7e8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8d90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858890 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #669290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #828e90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d8b90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a9190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-709090 {
  color: #709090;
}
Background
.bg-709090 {
  background-color: #709090;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-709090 {
  border: 2px solid #709090;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #709090;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 144 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 13% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-709090 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #709090, #708090);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-709090 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 144 144 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.06 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.95 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.28 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.28 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.93 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.93 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.30 #8f6f6f Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#709090  rgb(112, 144, 144)  hsl(180, 13%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#907070  rgb(144, 112, 112)  hsl(0, 13%, 50%)  Copper Rose
#907090  rgb(144, 112, 144)  hsl(300, 13%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink
#909070  rgb(144, 144, 112)  hsl(60, 13%, 50%)  Moss Green