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#71A899

#71a899 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#71a899 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 65.88% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.93% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 163.64°, with 24.02% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.67.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.3382

Complementary

  1. #71a899
  2. #a87180

Split complementary

  1. #71a899
  2. #a8719c
  3. #a87e71

Analogous

  1. #71a87e
  2. #71a899
  3. #719ca8

Triadic

  1. #71a899
  2. #9971a8
  3. #a89971

Tetradic

  1. #71a899
  2. #7180a8
  3. #a87180
  4. #a89971

Square

  1. #71a899
  2. #7e71a8
  3. #a87180
  4. #9ca871

Monochromatic

  1. #314f47
  2. #4e7f71
  3. #71a899
  4. #a0c5bb
  5. #d0e2dd

Shades

#71a899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #71a899
  2. #66978a
  3. #5a867a
  4. #4f766b
  5. #44655c
  6. #39544d
  7. #2d433d
  8. #22322e
  9. #17221f
  10. #0b110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#71a899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #71a899
  2. #7fb1a3
  3. #8db9ad
  4. #9cc2b8
  5. #aacbc2
  6. #b8d4cc
  7. #c6dcd6
  8. #d4e5e0
  9. #e3eeeb
  10. #f1f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#71a899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #71a899
  2. #73a497
  3. #74a094
  4. #769c92
  5. #77988f
  6. #79948d
  7. #7a908a
  8. #7c8c88
  9. #7d8885
  10. #7f8483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ea29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9a9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #61a9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92a499 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ca09a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #68a99f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-71a899 {
  color: #71a899;
}
Background
.bg-71a899 {
  background-color: #71a899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-71a899 {
  border: 2px solid #71a899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #71a899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 168 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 24% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-71a899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #71a899, #719ca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-71a899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 168 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.94 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.87 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.90 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.55 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.21 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.42 #8e5766 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#71a899  rgb(113, 168, 153)  hsl(164, 24%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#a87180  rgb(168, 113, 128)  hsl(344, 24%, 55%)  Turkish Rose
#9971a8  rgb(153, 113, 168)  hsl(284, 24%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a89971  rgb(168, 153, 113)  hsl(44, 24%, 55%)  Ecru