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#769999

#769999 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#769999 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.27% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 14.64% saturation and 53.14% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2893

Complementary

  1. #769999
  2. #997676

Split complementary

  1. #769999
  2. #997688
  3. #998876

Analogous

  1. #769988
  2. #769999
  3. #768899

Triadic

  1. #769999
  2. #997699
  3. #999976

Tetradic

  1. #769999
  2. #767699
  3. #997676
  4. #999976

Square

  1. #769999
  2. #887699
  3. #997676
  4. #889976

Monochromatic

  1. #324444
  2. #536f6f
  3. #769999
  4. #a2baba
  5. #cedada

Shades

#769999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #769999
  2. #6a8a8a
  3. #5e7a7a
  4. #536b6b
  5. #475c5c
  6. #3b4d4d
  7. #2f3d3d
  8. #232e2e
  9. #181f1f
  10. #0c0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#769999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #769999
  2. #84a3a3
  3. #91adad
  4. #9fb8b8
  5. #adc2c2
  6. #bbcccc
  7. #c8d6d6
  8. #d6e0e0
  9. #e4ebeb
  10. #f1f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#769999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #769999
  2. #779797
  3. #789494
  4. #799292
  5. #7a8f8f
  6. #7b8d8d
  7. #7c8a8a
  8. #7d8888
  9. #7e8585
  10. #7f8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #889595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b9b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #899799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #859499 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f9a99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-769999 {
  color: #769999;
}
Background
.bg-769999 {
  background-color: #769999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-769999 {
  border: 2px solid #769999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #769999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 118 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 15% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-769999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #769999, #768899);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-769999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(118 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.54 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.74 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.94 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.30 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.45 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.45 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 13.06 #896666 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#769999  rgb(118, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 15%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#997676  rgb(153, 118, 118)  hsl(0, 15%, 53%)  Copper Rose
#997699  rgb(153, 118, 153)  hsl(300, 15%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink
#999976  rgb(153, 153, 118)  hsl(60, 15%, 53%)  Moss Green