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#729696

#729696 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#729696 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 58.82% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 14.63% saturation and 51.76% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.2759

Complementary

  1. #729696
  2. #967272

Split complementary

  1. #729696
  2. #967284
  3. #968472

Analogous

  1. #729684
  2. #729696
  3. #728496

Triadic

  1. #729696
  2. #967296
  3. #969672

Tetradic

  1. #729696
  2. #727296
  3. #967272
  4. #969672

Square

  1. #729696
  2. #847296
  3. #967272
  4. #849672

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4040
  2. #506b6b
  3. #729696
  4. #9eb7b7
  5. #cad7d7

Shades

#729696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #729696
  2. #678787
  3. #5b7878
  4. #506969
  5. #445a5a
  6. #394b4b
  7. #2e3c3c
  8. #222d2d
  9. #171e1e
  10. #0b0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#729696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #729696
  2. #80a1a1
  3. #8eabab
  4. #9cb6b6
  5. #aac0c0
  6. #b9cbcb
  7. #c7d5d5
  8. #d5e0e0
  9. #e3eaea
  10. #f1f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#729696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #729696
  2. #739494
  3. #759292
  4. #768f8f
  5. #788d8d
  6. #798b8b
  7. #7a8989
  8. #7c8787
  9. #7d8484
  10. #7f8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919296 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8d96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #669896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #869496 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #819196 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b9796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-729696 {
  color: #729696;
}
Background
.bg-729696 {
  background-color: #729696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-729696 {
  border: 2px solid #729696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #729696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 150 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 15% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-729696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #729696, #728496);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-729696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 150 150 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.45 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.24 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.44 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.31 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.31 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.35 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.55 #8d6969 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#729696  rgb(114, 150, 150)  hsl(180, 15%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#967272  rgb(150, 114, 114)  hsl(0, 15%, 52%)  Copper Rose
#967296  rgb(150, 114, 150)  hsl(300, 15%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#969672  rgb(150, 150, 114)  hsl(60, 15%, 52%)  Moss Green