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#729797

#729797 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#729797 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 59.22% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 15.1% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.2794

Complementary

  1. #729797
  2. #977272

Split complementary

  1. #729797
  2. #977284
  3. #978472

Analogous

  1. #729784
  2. #729797
  3. #728497

Triadic

  1. #729797
  2. #977297
  3. #979772

Tetradic

  1. #729797
  2. #727297
  3. #977272
  4. #979772

Square

  1. #729797
  2. #847297
  3. #977272
  4. #849772

Monochromatic

  1. #304040
  2. #506c6c
  3. #729797
  4. #9eb7b7
  5. #cad8d8

Shades

#729797 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #729797
  2. #678888
  3. #5b7979
  4. #506a6a
  5. #445b5b
  6. #394c4c
  7. #2e3c3c
  8. #222d2d
  9. #171e1e
  10. #0b0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#729797 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #729797
  2. #80a1a1
  3. #8eacac
  4. #9cb6b6
  5. #aac1c1
  6. #b9cbcb
  7. #c7d5d5
  8. #d5e0e0
  9. #e3eaea
  10. #f1f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#729797 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #729797
  2. #739595
  3. #759292
  4. #769090
  5. #788e8e
  6. #798c8c
  7. #7a8989
  8. #7c8787
  9. #7d8585
  10. #7f8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929397 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8e97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #669997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #869597 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829297 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b9897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-729797 {
  color: #729797;
}
Background
.bg-729797 {
  background-color: #729797;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-729797 {
  border: 2px solid #729797;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #729797;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 151 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 15% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-729797 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #729797, #728497);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-729797 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 151 151 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.14 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.50 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.31 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.22 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.56 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.56 #8d6868 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#729797  rgb(114, 151, 151)  hsl(180, 15%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#977272  rgb(151, 114, 114)  hsl(0, 15%, 52%)  Copper Rose
#977297  rgb(151, 114, 151)  hsl(300, 15%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#979772  rgb(151, 151, 114)  hsl(60, 15%, 52%)  Moss Green