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#73988F

#73988f ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#73988f is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 59.61% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.92% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 165.41°, with 15.23% saturation and 52.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.2808

Complementary

  1. #73988f
  2. #98737c

Split complementary

  1. #73988f
  2. #98738e
  3. #987c73

Analogous

  1. #73987c
  2. #73988f
  3. #738e98

Triadic

  1. #73988f
  2. #8f7398
  3. #988f73

Tetradic

  1. #73988f
  2. #737c98
  3. #98737c
  4. #988f73

Square

  1. #73988f
  2. #7c7398
  3. #98737c
  4. #8e9873

Monochromatic

  1. #30423d
  2. #516e67
  3. #73988f
  4. #9fb8b2
  5. #cbd9d6

Shades

#73988f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73988f
  2. #688981
  3. #5c7a72
  4. #516a64
  5. #455b56
  6. #3a4c48
  7. #2e3d39
  8. #232e2b
  9. #171e1d
  10. #0c0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#73988f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73988f
  2. #81a29a
  3. #8fada5
  4. #9db7b1
  5. #abc1bc
  6. #b9ccc7
  7. #c7d6d2
  8. #d5e0dd
  9. #e3eae9
  10. #f1f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73988f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73988f
  2. #74968e
  3. #76938c
  4. #77918b
  5. #788e89
  6. #7a8c88
  7. #7b8a86
  8. #7c8785
  9. #7d8583
  10. #7f8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95938f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8e90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #699995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89958f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84928f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d9993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73988f {
  color: #73988f;
}
Background
.bg-73988f {
  background-color: #73988f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73988f {
  border: 2px solid #73988f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73988f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 152 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 15% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73988f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73988f, #738e98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73988f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 152 143 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.54 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.79 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.78 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 12.03 #40826d Viridian ΔE 12.18 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.57 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 12.67 #8c6770 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#73988f  rgb(115, 152, 143)  hsl(165, 15%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#98737c  rgb(152, 115, 124)  hsl(345, 15%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8f7398  rgb(143, 115, 152)  hsl(285, 15%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#988f73  rgb(152, 143, 115)  hsl(45, 15%, 52%)  Battleship Gray