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#739999

#739999 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#739999 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 15.7% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2873

Complementary

  1. #739999
  2. #997373

Split complementary

  1. #739999
  2. #997386
  3. #998673

Analogous

  1. #739986
  2. #739999
  3. #738699

Triadic

  1. #739999
  2. #997399
  3. #999973

Tetradic

  1. #739999
  2. #737399
  3. #997373
  4. #999973

Square

  1. #739999
  2. #867399
  3. #997373
  4. #869973

Monochromatic

  1. #304343
  2. #516f6f
  3. #739999
  4. #9fb9b9
  5. #ccd9d9

Shades

#739999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #739999
  2. #688a8a
  3. #5c7a7a
  4. #516b6b
  5. #455c5c
  6. #3a4d4d
  7. #2e3d3d
  8. #232e2e
  9. #171f1f
  10. #0c0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#739999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #739999
  2. #81a3a3
  3. #8fadad
  4. #9db8b8
  5. #abc2c2
  6. #b9cccc
  7. #c7d6d6
  8. #d5e0e0
  9. #e3ebeb
  10. #f1f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#739999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #739999
  2. #749797
  3. #769494
  4. #779292
  5. #788f8f
  6. #7a8d8d
  7. #7b8a8a
  8. #7c8888
  9. #7d8585
  10. #7f8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #879595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #669b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #889799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839399 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c9b99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-739999 {
  color: #739999;
}
Background
.bg-739999 {
  background-color: #739999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-739999 {
  border: 2px solid #739999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #739999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 16% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-739999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #739999, #738699);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-739999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.81 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.02 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.74 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.51 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.90 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.90 #8c6666 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#739999  rgb(115, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 16%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#997373  rgb(153, 115, 115)  hsl(0, 16%, 53%)  Copper Rose
#997399  rgb(153, 115, 153)  hsl(300, 16%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink
#999973  rgb(153, 153, 115)  hsl(60, 16%, 53%)  Moss Green