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#759D8F

#759d8f ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#759d8f is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 61.57% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.92% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 159°, with 16.95% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.71.

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Relative luminance0.2988

Complementary

  1. #759d8f
  2. #9d7583

Split complementary

  1. #759d8f
  2. #9d7597
  3. #9d7b75

Analogous

  1. #759d7b
  2. #759d8f
  3. #75979d

Triadic

  1. #759d8f
  2. #8f759d
  3. #9d8f75

Tetradic

  1. #759d8f
  2. #75839d
  3. #9d7583
  4. #9d8f75

Square

  1. #759d8f
  2. #7b759d
  3. #9d7583
  4. #979d75

Monochromatic

  1. #324740
  2. #527468
  3. #759d8f
  4. #a2bdb3
  5. #ceddd8

Shades

#759d8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #759d8f
  2. #698d81
  3. #5e7e72
  4. #526e64
  5. #465e56
  6. #3b4f48
  7. #2f3f39
  8. #232f2b
  9. #171f1d
  10. #0c100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#759d8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #759d8f
  2. #83a79a
  3. #91b1a5
  4. #9ebab1
  5. #acc4bc
  6. #bacec7
  7. #c8d8d2
  8. #d6e2dd
  9. #e3ebe9
  10. #f1f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#759d8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #759d8f
  2. #769a8e
  3. #77978c
  4. #78948b
  5. #799189
  6. #7b8f88
  7. #7c8c86
  8. #7d8985
  9. #7e8683
  10. #7f8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b988e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939290 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b9e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9a8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889790 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f9d95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-759d8f {
  color: #759d8f;
}
Background
.bg-759d8f {
  background-color: #759d8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-759d8f {
  border: 2px solid #759d8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #759d8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 157 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 17% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-759d8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #759d8f, #75979d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-759d8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 157 143 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.71 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.99 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.10 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.15 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.67 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.99 #40826d Viridian ΔE 12.42 #8a6270 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#759d8f  rgb(117, 157, 143)  hsl(159, 17%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#9d7583  rgb(157, 117, 131)  hsl(339, 17%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8f759d  rgb(143, 117, 157)  hsl(279, 17%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9d8f75  rgb(157, 143, 117)  hsl(39, 17%, 54%)  Beaver