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#74A097

#74a097 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#74a097 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 62.75% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.62% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 167.73°, with 18.8% saturation and 54.12% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.3109

Complementary

  1. #74a097
  2. #a0747d

Split complementary

  1. #74a097
  2. #a07493
  3. #a08174

Analogous

  1. #74a081
  2. #74a097
  3. #7493a0

Triadic

  1. #74a097
  2. #9774a0
  3. #a09774

Tetradic

  1. #74a097
  2. #747da0
  3. #a0747d
  4. #a09774

Square

  1. #74a097
  2. #8174a0
  3. #a0747d
  4. #93a074

Monochromatic

  1. #324944
  2. #51776f
  3. #74a097
  4. #a1bfb9
  5. #cfdedb

Shades

#74a097 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74a097
  2. #689088
  3. #5d8079
  4. #51706a
  5. #46605b
  6. #3a504c
  7. #2e403c
  8. #23302d
  9. #17201e
  10. #0c100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#74a097 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74a097
  2. #82aaa1
  3. #90b3ac
  4. #9ebdb6
  5. #acc6c1
  6. #bad0cb
  7. #c7d9d5
  8. #d5e3e0
  9. #e3ecea
  10. #f1f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74a097 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74a097
  2. #759d95
  3. #769a92
  4. #789690
  5. #79938e
  6. #7a908c
  7. #7b8d89
  8. #7c8a87
  9. #7e8685
  10. #7f8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b9b97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9b97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67a29d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9d97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6da19b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74a097 {
  color: #74a097;
}
Background
.bg-74a097 {
  background-color: #74a097;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74a097 {
  border: 2px solid #74a097;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74a097;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 160 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 19% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74a097 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74a097, #7493a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74a097 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 160 151 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.58 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.46 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.44 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.58 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.75 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.98 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 12.10 #8b5f68 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#74a097  rgb(116, 160, 151)  hsl(168, 19%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#a0747d  rgb(160, 116, 125)  hsl(348, 19%, 54%)  Turkish Rose
#9774a0  rgb(151, 116, 160)  hsl(288, 19%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a09774  rgb(160, 151, 116)  hsl(48, 19%, 54%)  Ecru