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#75ACAC

#75acac ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#75acac is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 67.45% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 24.89% saturation and 56.67% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.3627

Complementary

  1. #75acac
  2. #ac7575

Split complementary

  1. #75acac
  2. #ac7591
  3. #ac9175

Analogous

  1. #75ac91
  2. #75acac
  3. #7591ac

Triadic

  1. #75acac
  2. #ac75ac
  3. #acac75

Tetradic

  1. #75acac
  2. #7575ac
  3. #ac7575
  4. #acac75

Square

  1. #75acac
  2. #9175ac
  3. #ac7575
  4. #91ac75

Monochromatic

  1. #335555
  2. #508585
  3. #75acac
  4. #a5c9c9
  5. #d5e5e5

Shades

#75acac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #75acac
  2. #699b9b
  3. #5e8a8a
  4. #527878
  5. #466767
  6. #3b5656
  7. #2f4545
  8. #233434
  9. #172222
  10. #0c1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#75acac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #75acac
  2. #83b4b4
  3. #91bdbd
  4. #9ec5c5
  5. #accdcd
  6. #bad6d6
  7. #c8dede
  8. #d6e6e6
  9. #e3eeee
  10. #f1f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#75acac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #75acac
  2. #76a8a8
  3. #77a3a3
  4. #789f9f
  5. #799a9a
  6. #7b9696
  7. #7c9292
  8. #7d8d8d
  9. #7e8989
  10. #7f8484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92a6a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a7ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9fad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60afac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94a9ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8da4ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69aeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-75acac {
  color: #75acac;
}
Background
.bg-75acac {
  background-color: #75acac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-75acac {
  border: 2px solid #75acac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #75acac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 172 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 25% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-75acac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #75acac, #7591ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-75acac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 172 172 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.86 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.24 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.20 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.67 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.51 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.77 #8a5353 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#75acac  rgb(117, 172, 172)  hsl(180, 25%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#ac7575  rgb(172, 117, 117)  hsl(0, 25%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#ac75ac  rgb(172, 117, 172)  hsl(300, 25%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#acac75  rgb(172, 172, 117)  hsl(60, 25%, 57%)  Sage